Is it der, die or das Matthäus?

Matthäus

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

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German declension of Matthäus?

How does the declension of Matthäus work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:

1	Singular	Plural 1	Plural 2
Nominative	(der) Matthäus	die Matthäusse	die Matthäus
Genitive	(des Matthäus) Matthäus’ Matthäi	der Matthäusse	der Matthäus
Dative	(dem) Matthäus	den Matthäussen	den Matthäus
Akkusative	(den) Matthäus	die Matthäusse	die Matthäus
siehe auch: Grammatik der deutschen Namen

What is the meaning of Matthäus in German?

Matthäus has various definitions in German:

[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

How to use Matthäus in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Matthäus with translations in English.

[1] Matthäus spielt gerne Karten.

[1] Matthäus likes to play a kart

[2] Matthäus gehört zu den Synoptikern.

[2] Matthew belongs to the synoptic

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

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