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Is it der, die oder das Meniskus?

DER

The correct article in German of Meniskus is der. So it is der Meniskus! (nominative case)

The word Meniskus is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.

Finding the right gender of a noun

German articles are used similarly to the English articles,a and the. However, they are declined differently (change) according to the number, gender and case of their nouns.

In the German language, the gender and therefore article is fixed for each noun.

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The most difficult part of learning the German language is the articles (der, die, das) or rather the gender of each noun. The gender of each noun in German has no simple rule. In fact, it can even seem illogical. For example das Mädchen, a young girl is neutral while der Junge, a young boy is male.

It is a good idea to learn the correct article for each new word together - even if it means a lot of work. For example learning "der Hund" (the dog) rather than just Hund by itself. Fortunately, there are some rules about gender in German that make things a little easier. It might be even nicer if these rules didn't have exceptions - but you can't have everything! The best way to learn them is with the App - Der-Die-Das Train! (available for iOS and Android)

German nouns belong either to the gender masculine (male, standard gender) with the definite article der, to the feminine (feminine) with the definite article die, or to the neuter (neuter) with the definite article das.

  • for masculine: points of the compass, weather (Osten, Monsun, Sturm; however it is: das Gewitter), liquor/spirits (Wodka, Wein, Kognak), minerals, rocks (Marmor, Quarz, Granit, Diamant);

  • for feminine: ships and airplanes (die Deutschland, die Boeing; however it is: der Airbus), cigarette brands (Camel, Marlboro), many tree and plant species (Eiche, Pappel, Kiefer; aber: der Flieder), numbers (Eins, Million; however it is: das Dutzend), most inland rivers (Elbe, Oder, Donau; aber: der Rhein);

  • for neutrals: cafes, hotels, cinemas (das Mariott, das Cinemaxx), chemical elements (Helium, Arsen; however it is: der Schwefel, masculine elements have the suffix -stoff), letters, notes, languages and colors (das Orange, das A, das Englische), certain brand names for detergents and cleaning products (Ariel, Persil), continents, countries (die artikellosen: (das alte) Europa; however exceptions include: der Libanon, die Schweiz …).

German declension of Meniskus?

How does the declension of Meniskus 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
Nominative der Meniskus die Menisken
Genitive des Meniskus der Menisken
Dative dem Meniskus den Menisken
Akkusative den Meniskus die Menisken

What is the meaning of Meniskus in German?

Meniskus has various definitions in German:

[1] Medicine, anatomy: a crescent -shaped and disc -shaped cartilage in the knee joint, a human knee usually has two of these cartilage

[1] Medizin, Anatomie: ein halbmondförmiger und scheibenförmiger Knorpel im Kniegelenk, ein menschliches Knie hat normalerweise zwei dieser Knorpel

[2] Optics, photography: an optical lens with two lens surfaces curved on the same side, Däh. A lens with a concave and a convex area

[2] Optik, Photographie: eine optische Linse mit zwei nach derselben Seite gekrümmte Linsenflächen, d.h. eine Linse mit einer konkaven und einer konvexen Fläche

[3] Physics, hydrostatics: the curvature on the surface of a liquid on a limiting wall

[3] Physik, Hydrostatik: die Wölbung an der Oberfläche einer Flüssigkeit an einer begrenzenden Wand

How to use Meniskus in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Meniskus with translations in English.

[1] Bei Säugetieren gibt es im Kniegelenk zwei große Menisken sowie in anderen Gelenken (z. B. Interphalangealgelenk) zahlreiche kleinere Menisken, die sich häufig von der Kapsel ableiten und in das Gelenk hineinragen.

[1] In mammals, there are two large menisci in the knee joint and in other joints (Zäb B. interphalangeal joint) numerous smaller menisca, which often derive from the capsule and protrude into the joint.

[1] Dass ausgerechnet [der in der englischen Premier League spielende uruguayische Stürmer Luis] Suarez das Spiel mit seinen beiden Toren entschied, war für die Engländer ganz besonders bitter. […] Dabei drohte ihm vor knapp einem Monat nach einer Operation am Meniskus noch das WM-Aus.

[1] That the Uruguayan striker Luis] Suarez, who played in the English Premier League, decided the game with his two goals, the English was particularly bitter [...] The World Cup.

[2] Daneben gibt es Linsen, die eine konkave und eine konvexe Fläche besitzen (Meniskuslinse). Solche Linsen dienen oft zur Korrektur von Abbildungsfehlern in optischen Systemen mit mehreren Linsen.

[2] In addition, there are lenses that have a concave and a convex area (meniscus lenses) . Such lenses often serve to correct imaging errors in optical systems with several lenses.

How do you pronounce Meniskus?

Meniskus

Pictures or photos of Meniskus

[1] typische Einstichlöcher nach einer Meniskus-OP
[1] typische Einstichlöcher nach einer Meniskus-OP
[3] Meniskus bei gefärbtem Wasser
[3] Meniskus bei gefärbtem Wasser

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