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Matthäus

Matthäus is a proper noun and usually takes no article. When one is needed it is der.

Learn the noun together with its article. See the article rules.

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Meaning

[1] male first name

[1] männlicher Vorname

[2] No plural, Christianity: apostle and evangelist, metonymic/short for: Matthew Gospel

[2] kein Plural, Christentum: Apostel und Evangelist, metonymisch/kurz für: Matthäusevangelium

Examples

[1] Matthäus likes to play a kart

[1] Matthäus spielt gerne Karten.

[2] Matthew belongs to the synoptic

[2] Matthäus gehört zu den Synoptikern.
More source examples (1)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[2] The Sermon on the Matthäus is the field speech of the LukaSe

[2] Die Bergpredigt bei Matthäus entspricht der Feldrede des Lukas.
Grammar note

The genitive Matthäi is only used in the meaning [2]

Declension

1 Singular Plural 1 Plural 2
Nominativ (der) Matthäus die Matthäusse die Matthäus
Genitiv (des Matthäus) Matthäus’ Matthäi der Matthäusse der Matthäus
Dativ (dem) Matthäus den Matthäussen den Matthäus
Akkusativ (den) Matthäus die Matthäusse die Matthäus
siehe auch: Grammatik der deutschen Namen

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