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The article for

Perseus

der Perseus

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

Plural
no plural

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

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Why is it der Perseus?

No ending, compound or meaning rule gives away the article of Perseus, so learn the two together: der Perseus.

Sense 1
der

Meaning

[1] Mythology: Heros of the Greek Samples Son of Zeus and Danae

[1] Mythologie: Heros der griechischen Sage; Sohn von Zeus und Danae

Examples

[1] "That is why King Polydektes tries to get rid of Perseus by asking him to bring him the head of the Gorgo Medusa, that transforms everyone who sees it into stone"

[1] „Deshalb versucht König Polydektes, Perseus loszuwerden, indem er von diesem verlangt, ihm das Haupt der Gorgo Medusa zu bringen, das jeden, der es sieht, zu Stein verwandelt.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ (der) Perseus —
Genitiv des Perseus (des) Perseus’ —
Dativ (dem) Perseus —
Akkusativ (den) Perseus —
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Sense 2
der

Meaning

[1] Astronomy: Derbodia of the northern sky in the middle of the ribbon of the Milky Way

[1] Astronomie: Sternbild des Nordhimmels mitten im Band der Milchstraße

Examples

[1] "In 1835 the Belgian astronomer and statistician Adolphe Quetelet wrote a written report on a meteorite shower in the constellation Perseusä"

[1] „Im Jahr 1835 verfasste der belgische Astronom und Statistiker Adolphe Quetelet einen schriftlichen Bericht über einen Meteoritenschauer im Sternbild Perseus.“

Declension

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

Pronunciation

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