Is it der, die oder das Schirmherr?

DER

The correct article in German of Schirmherr is der. So it is der Schirmherr! (nominative case)

The word Schirmherr is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.

Finding the right gender of a noun

German articles are used similarly to the English articles,a and the. However, they are declined differently (change) according to the number, gender and case of their nouns.

In the German language, the gender and therefore article is fixed for each noun.

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The most difficult part of learning the German language is the articles (der, die, das) or rather the gender of each noun. The gender of each noun in German has no simple rule. In fact, it can even seem illogical. For example das Mädchen, a young girl is neutral while der Junge, a young boy is male.

It is a good idea to learn the correct article for each new word together - even if it means a lot of work. For example learning "der Hund" (the dog) rather than just Hund by itself. Fortunately, there are some rules about gender in German that make things a little easier. It might be even nicer if these rules didn't have exceptions - but you can't have everything! The best way to learn them is with the App - Der-Die-Das Train! (available for iOS and Android)

German nouns belong either to the gender masculine (male, standard gender) with the definite article der, to the feminine (feminine) with the definite article die, or to the neuter (neuter) with the definite article das.

for masculine: points of the compass, weather (Osten, Monsun, Sturm; however it is: das Gewitter), liquor/spirits (Wodka, Wein, Kognak), minerals, rocks (Marmor, Quarz, Granit, Diamant);
for feminine: ships and airplanes (die Deutschland, die Boeing; however it is: der Airbus), cigarette brands (Camel, Marlboro), many tree and plant species (Eiche, Pappel, Kiefer; aber: der Flieder), numbers (Eins, Million; however it is: das Dutzend), most inland rivers (Elbe, Oder, Donau; aber: der Rhein);
for neutrals: cafes, hotels, cinemas (das Mariott, das Cinemaxx), chemical elements (Helium, Arsen; however it is: der Schwefel, masculine elements have the suffix -stoff), letters, notes, languages and colors (das Orange, das A, das Englische), certain brand names for detergents and cleaning products (Ariel, Persil), continents, countries (die artikellosen: (das alte) Europa; however exceptions include: der Libanon, die Schweiz …).

German declension of Schirmherr?

How does the declension of Schirmherr work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:

1	Singular	Plural
Nominative	der Schirmherr	die Schirmherren
Genitive	des Schirmherrn des Schirmherren	der Schirmherren
Dative	dem Schirmherrn dem Schirmherren	den Schirmherren
Akkusative	den Schirmherrn den Schirmherren	die Schirmherren

What is the meaning of Schirmherr in German?

Schirmherr is defined as:

[1] Someone who appears with his (known) name as an official supporter for an event, an organization, a project or the like

[1] jemand, der mit seinem (bekannten) Namen als offizieller Unterstützer für eine Veranstaltung, eine Organisation, ein Projekt oder Ähnliches in Erscheinung tritt

How to use Schirmherr in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Schirmherr with translations in English.

[1] „Ex-Nationalmannschaftskapitän Michael Ballack vom Fußball-Bundesligisten Bayer Leverkusen ist Schirmherr der Aufklärungskampagne ‚Rote Karte dem Schlaganfall‘.“

[1] "Ex-national team captain Michael Ballack from the Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen is the patron of the" Red Map of the Stroke '""

[1] „Die Organisatoren des Christopher Street Days (CSD) in Stuttgart suchen erstmals mit einer öffentlichen Stellenausschreibung nach einem Schirmherrn oder einer ‚Schirmfrau‘ aus der Wirtschaft für ihre Veranstaltungswoche im Juli. Bislang ohne Ergebnis.“

[1] "The organizers of Christopher Street Days (CSD) in Stuttgart are looking for a public job advertisement for the first time for a patron or a 'umbrella woman' from the economy for their event week in July."

[1] „Bei dieser Gelegenheit stellte ich mich dem Kardinal Orsini vor, dem Schirmherrn der ›Academia degli Infecondi‹, der mir die Ehre verschaffte, dort Mitglied zu werden.“

[1] "On this occasion I introduced myself to Cardinal Orsini, the patron of the› Academia Degli Infecondi ‹, who gave me the honor of becoming a member there"

How do you pronounce Schirmherr?

Schirmherr

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