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The article for

Schenk

der Schenk

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

Plural
die Schenken

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

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Why is it der Schenk?

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

Sense 1
der

Meaning

[1] Octed: a servant who is responsible for pouring

[1] veraltet: ein Diener, der für das Einschenken zuständig ist

[2] Outdated: the host of a tavern

[2] veraltet: der Wirt einer Schenke

[3] German history: also Mundschenk, the German prince who had the ore and volunteering of the mouth at the court of the emperor

[3] deutsche Geschichte: auch Mundschenk, derjenige deutsche Fürst, der das Erz- und Ehrenamt des Mundschenks am Hofe des Kaisers inne hatte

Examples

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[3] The ore of the Guke in the German Empire of the Roman nation was held by the Elector of Bohemia

[3] Das Erzamt des Schenks im Deutschen Reich römischer Nation bekleidete der Kurfürst von Böhmen.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Schenk die Schenken
Genitiv des Schenken der Schenken
Dativ dem Schenken den Schenken
Akkusativ den Schenken die Schenken

Pronunciation

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