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The article for

Merkur

der Merkur

Merkur is a masculine German noun. Its article is der.

Plural
no plural
English
Mercury
Topic
Space

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

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Why is it der Merkur?

Merkur ends in -ur, but that ending doesn’t settle the article: in a German dictionary, 72% of -ur nouns take die, 18% take der, and 10% take das. So learn it with its article: der Merkur.

Which endings you can rely on
Sense 1
der

Meaning

[1] Astronomy, astrophysics: The closest planet of our solar system is closest to the sun

[1] Astronomie, Astrophysik: der der Sonne am nächsten stehende Planet unseres Sonnensystems

[2] Mythology: The Roman God of Trade and Thieves

[2] Mythologie: der römischer Gott des Handels und der Diebe

[3] Alchimia: The mercury (also: the Mercury)

[3] Alchimie: das Quecksilber (auch: das Merkur)

Examples

[1] Merkur is one of the least researched planets of the solar system

[1] Merkur ist einer der am wenigsten erforschten Planeten des Sonnensystems.

[2] Merkur was the god of the Handels

[2] Merkur war bei den Römern der Gott des Handels.
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[2] Merkur was for the Greeks of the Bode of God, which was often portrayed with winged helmet

[2] Merkur war für die Griechen der Götterbote, der oft mit geflügeltem Helm dargestellt wurde.

[2] "The letter really contained, although it was very long, nothing more than assertions of eternal love and vain hopes Nevertheless, I was not allowed to make myself a mercury on this matter"

[2] „Wirklich enthielt der Brief, obschon er sehr lang war, nichts anderes als Beteuerungen ewiger Liebe und eitle Hoffnungen; trotzdem durfte ich mich nicht zum Merkur in dieser Angelegenheit machen.“

[3] Merkur could be won in different ways, for example from Zinnoberien

[3] Merkur konnte man auf verschiedene Weise gewinnen, zum Beispiel auch aus Zinnober.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Merkur —
Genitiv des Merkurs —
Dativ dem Merkur —
Akkusativ den Merkur —

Pronunciation

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