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Provisorium

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

Plural
die Provisorien

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Why is it das Provisorium?

Provisorium ends in -ium, and nouns ending in -ium are neuter: in a German dictionary, 100% of them take das.

All nouns ending in -ium
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Meaning

[1] Something in order only for the time being

[1] etwas nur vorläufig in Ordnung Gebrachtes

Examples

[1] "Island is still a provisional, a young island in puberty that constantly changes its shape"

[1] „Island ist geologisch gesehen noch ein Provisorium, eine junge Insel in der Pubertät, die ständig ihre Form verändert.“

[1] "But this provision becomes a permanent state"

[1] „Doch dieses Provisorium wird zum Dauerzustand.“
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These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "For Kyiv, the presence of the Russian Black Sea fleet was a temporary ceremony"

[1] „Für Kiew war die Präsenz der russischen Schwarzmeerflotte ein Provisorium.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Provisorium die Provisorien
Genitiv des Provisoriums der Provisorien
Dativ dem Provisorium den Provisorien
Akkusativ das Provisorium die Provisorien

Pronunciation

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