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The article for

Röntgen

das Röntgen

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

Plural
die Röntgen
English
X-ray

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Why is it das Röntgen?

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

Sense 1
das

Meaning

[1] X-ray department, X-ray image, X-ray image

[1] Röntgenabteilung, Röntgenaufnahme, Röntgenbild

[2] X-rays

[2] Röntgenstrahlung

[3] Unit "R" for the ion dose (outdated)

[3] Einheit „R“ für die Ionendosis (veraltet)

[4] X-ray machine

[4] Röntgengerät

Examples

[1] "Have an X-ray made" .

[1] „Lassen Sie ein Röntgen anfertigen“.

[2] "Caution: X-rays!"

[2] „Vorsicht: Röntgen!“
More source examples (1)

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[3] The unit of measurement X-ray was defined as the amount of radiation required to release positive and negative ions from an electrostatic unit in the volume of one cubic centimeter of air under normal conditions. [1]

[3] Die Maßeinheit Röntgen war definiert als die Strahlenmenge, die nötig ist, um positive und negative Ionen von einer elektrostatischen Einheit im Volumen von einem Kubikzentimeter Luft bei Normalbedingungen freizusetzen.[1]

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Röntgen die Röntgen
Genitiv des Röntgens der Röntgen
Dativ dem Röntgen den Röntgen
Akkusativ das Röntgen die Röntgen

Pronunciation

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