Why is it die Millisekunde?
Millisekunde ends in -e, and most nouns ending in -e are feminine: in a German dictionary, 79% of them take die.
All nouns ending in -e die
Meaning
[1] A thousandth of a second
[1] eine tausendstel SekundeExamples
[1] A thousand milliseconds correspond to one second
[1] Tausend Millisekunden entsprechen einer Sekunde.
[1] "Seven milliseconds have decided over $ 800 million"
[1] „Sieben Millisekunden haben über 800 Millionen Dollar entschieden.“
More source examples (1)
These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.
[1] "I think a millisecond too long"
[1] „Ich denke eine Millisekunde zu lange nach.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Millisekunde | die Millisekunden |
| Genitiv | der Millisekunde | der Millisekunden |
| Dativ | der Millisekunde | den Millisekunden |
| Akkusativ | die Millisekunde | die Millisekunden |
Pronunciation
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