Why is it das Nylon?
No ending, compound or meaning rule gives away the article of Nylon, so learn the two together: das Nylon.
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Meaning
[1] Without plural, textiles: shiny, tear -resistant chemical fiber, which is mostly used to make textiles
[1] ohne Plural, Textilien: glänzende, reißfeste Chemiefaser, die meist zur Herstellung von Textilien verwendet wird[2] Only in the plural, colloquially, outdated: women's stocking from [1]
[2] nur im Plural, umgangssprachlich, veraltend: Damenstrumpf aus [1]Examples
[1] He wears a shirt made of nylone
[1] Er trägt ein Hemd aus Nylon.
[1] "You can hear the sound of the nylon of your leggingse"
[1] „Man hört das Geräusch des aneinanderreibenden Nylons ihrer Leggings.“
More source examples (1)
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[2] She was wearing nylons
[2] Sie trug Nylons.
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Nylon | die Nylons |
| Genitiv | des Nylon des Nylons | der Nylons |
| Dativ | dem Nylon | den Nylons |
| Akkusativ | das Nylon | die Nylons |
Pronunciation
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