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The article for

Namur

das Namur

Namur is a neuter German noun. Its article is das.

Plural
no plural

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

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Why is it das Namur?

Namur 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: das Namur.

Which endings you can rely on
Sense 1
das

Meaning

[1] Capital of the Walloon region and the province of Namur

[1] Hauptstadt der Wallonischen Region und der Provinz Namur

[2] Belgian province in the east of Belgium

[2] belgische Provinz im Osten von Belgien

Examples

[1] She studies in Namurä

[1] Sie studiert in Namur.

[2] Namur borders on France in the south

[2] Namur grenzt im Süden an Frankreich.
Grammar note

The article is needed if "Namur" in a certain quality, at a certain time or period as a subject or object in the sentence, is otherwise, i.e. usually, no article is used.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ (das) Namur —
Genitiv (des Namur) (des Namurs) Namurs —
Dativ (dem) Namur —
Akkusativ (das) Namur —
Sense 2
das

Meaning

[1] Geology: lower level of the senior carbon

[1] Geologie: untere Stufe des Oberkarbons

Examples

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Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Namur —
Genitiv des Namurs —
Dativ dem Namur —
Akkusativ das Namur —

Pronunciation

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