Is it der, die oder das Sphinx?
DIE
DER
The correct article in German of Sphinx is die or der. So it is die or der Sphinx! (nominative case)
The word Sphinx is feminine or masculine, therefore the correct article is die or der.
In the Egyptological technical language, the sphinx usually has the masculine genus, see also: grammatical gender
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.
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 Sphinx?
How does the declension of Sphinx 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 1 | Singular 2 | Plural 1 | Plural 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | die Sphinx | der Sphinx | die Sphinxe | die Sphingen |
| Genitive | der Sphinx | des Sphinx | der Sphinxe | der Sphingen |
| Dative | der Sphinx | dem Sphinx | den Sphinxen | den Sphingen |
| Akkusative | die Sphinx | den Sphinx | die Sphinxe | die Sphingen |
What is the meaning of Sphinx in German?
Sphinx has various definitions in German:
[1] Egyptian mythology: statue of a male lion with a human head or also a head of the ram, falcon and sparrow
[1] ägyptische Mythologie: Statue eines männlichen Löwen mit einem Menschenkopf beziehungsweise auch einem Kopf des Widders, Falken und Sperbers[2] Große Sphinx from Gizeh: Known building from ancient Egypt
[2] Große Sphinx von Gizeh: bekanntes Bauwerk aus dem Alten Ägypten[3] Greek mythology: statue of a winged lion with the head of a woman or also a woman with the paws and breasts of a lioness
[3] griechische Mythologie: Statue eines geflügelten Löwen mit dem Kopf einer Frau beziehungsweise auch eine Frau mit den Tatzen und Brüsten einer Löwin[4] Biology: genus the enthusiast, a subspecies of the butterflies
[4] Biologie: Gattung der Schwärmer, einer Unterart der Schmetterlinge[5] Biology: House cat breed with only light fluff as a fur
[5] Biologie: Hauskatzenrasse mit nur leichtem Flaum als FellHow to use Sphinx in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Sphinx with translations in English.
[1] „Die meisten als Sphinx bezeichneten Statuen stellen einen König oder Pharao als Sonnengott, Horus oder auch andere ägyptische Götter dar, andere fungierten in liegender Form als Wächterfiguren vor Tempeleingängen.“
[1] "Most statues referred to as Sphinx represent a king or pharaoh as the sun god, Horus or other Egyptian gods, others acted in lying form than guard figures in front of temple entrances"[1] „Die Mumienabteilung ist das Herz des Ägyptischen Museums, vorher mussten wir an Sphinxen und Göttern vorbei, die entweder keinen Kopf oder keinen Rumpf mehr hatten, aber auch an Nachbauten von Streitwagen, für die ich ein größeres Faible besitze.“
[1] "The mummy department is the heart of the Egyptian museum, before that we had to pass Sphinxen and gods, which either had no head or hull, but also on replicas of lines for which I have a larger faithful possession"[1] „So gilt der Widder als Symboltier des Amun, und zu den großen Amun-Tempeln von Karnak und Luxor führen heute zum Teil noch gut erhaltene steinerne Alleen von widdergestaltigen Sphingen.“
[1] "This is how the ram is considered a symbol of the amun, and the big amun temples of Karnak and Luxor today lead to some well-preserved stone avenues of ram design sphingenä" today "[1] „Ihr Haar war gelackt wie eine ägyptische Sphinx; sie war stark geschminkt.“
[1] "Your hair was lacquered like an Egyptian sphinx maker she was heavily made up"[2] Seit mehr als vier Jahrtausenden ragt der Sphinx aus dem Sand der ägyptischen Wüste.
[2] For more than four millennia, the Sphinx protrudes from the sand of the Egyptian desert[3] „Die Sphinx galt als Dämon der Zerstörung und des Unheils.“
[3] "The Sphinx was considered the demon of destruction and the mischief"[3] „Henrik Ibsen brachte es dahin, jahrelang zu einer bestimmten Stunde in einem bestimmten Stuhl und in einem bestimmten Café in München Sphinx zu spielen.“
[3] "Henrik Ibsen made it to play for years at a certain hour in a certain chair and in a certain café in Munich Sphinx"[4]
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