Meaning
[1] German family name
[1] deutscher FamiliennameExamples
[1] Paul lives on an old farm
[1] Paul wohnt auf einem alten Bauernhof.
[1] Paul begins to scream
[1] Paul fängt an zu schreien.
Grammar note
The oral, colloquial use of the article for last names is not uniformly used to do not use an article, Central German is inconsistent, in southern German, Austrian and Swiss idioms the article tends to be needed.
In the event of an article use: the "Paul" - for male individuals who "Paul" in the singular - for female individuals and/or a "Paul" for a relative and/or a relative from the family " Paul ”and/or the group of namesers. The one in the plural applies to the family and/or all name carriers of the same name. The written, standard language use for last names is in principle without an article.
Declension
| 1 | Singular m | Singular f | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Paul (Paul) | die Paul (Paul) | die Pauls | |||
| Genitiv | des Paul des Pauls Pauls | der Paul (Paul) | der Pauls | |||
| Dativ | dem Paul (Paul) | der Paul (Paul) | den Pauls | |||
| Akkusativ | den Paul (Paul) | die Paul (Paul) | die Pauls | |||
| siehe auch: Grammatik der deutschen Namen | ||||||
Pronunciation
Dictionary data includes material derived from Wiktionary. Wiktionary