← Back to the dictionary

The article for

Sauerstoff

der Sauerstoff

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

Plural
no plural
English
oxygen
Topic
Surgery

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

Next word

Why is it der Sauerstoff?

Sauerstoff is a compound noun, and German compounds take the article of their last word: der Stoff. So it’s der Sauerstoff.

All nouns ending in -stoff
Sense 1
der

Meaning

[1] Chemistry: Chalcogen with a strong oxidizing effect

[1] Chemie: Chalkogen mit stark oxidierender Wirkung

[2] Chemistry: colorless, odorless, oxidizing gas; an important substance in the metabolism

[2] Chemie: farbloses, geruchloses, brandförderndes Gas; wichtiger Stoff im Stoffwechsel

Examples

[1] "Most of the white dwarfs, which according to the current theory represent the final state of 97% of all stars, consist of helium and carbon to a large extent of oxygen." [2]

[1] „Die meisten Weißen Zwerge, die nach Stand der Theorie den Endzustand von 97 % aller Sterne darstellen, bestehen neben Helium und Kohlenstoff zu einem großen Teil aus Sauerstoff.“[2]

[2] Humans need oxygen to breathe

[2] Der Mensch braucht Sauerstoff zum Atmen.
More source examples (2)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[2] "I breathe without worrying about the oxygen." [3]

[2] „Ich atme, ohne über den Sauerstoff zu grübeln.“[3]

[2] "The oxygen was already running out, the commander had breathing apparatus with potash cartridges distributed to the crew members who were not involved in the repairs." [4]

[2] „Der Sauerstoff wurde bereits knapp, der Kommandant ließ Atemgeräte mit Kalipatronen an die Besatzungsmitglieder verteilen, die nicht an den Reparaturen beteiligt waren.“[4]

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Sauerstoff —
Genitiv des Sauerstoffes des Sauerstoffs —
Dativ dem Sauerstoff dem Sauerstoffe —
Akkusativ den Sauerstoff —

Pronunciation

Dictionary entries include material from Wiktionary. Wiktionary