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The article for

Taunus

der Taunus

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

Plural
no plural

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

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Why is it der Taunus?

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

Sense 1
der

Meaning

[1] German low mountain range, which is limited in the west by the Central Rhine and in the north by the Lahn

[1] deutsches Mittelgebirge, das im Westen durch den Mittelrhein und im Norden durch die Lahn begrenzt ist

Examples

[1] The highest elevation of the Taunus is the Great Feldberg with 880 maker

[1] Die höchste Erhebung des Taunus ist der Große Feldberg mit 880 m.

[1] The Taunus is geologically part of the Rheinische Schiefer Mountains

[1] Der Taunus ist geologisch Teil des Rheinischen Schiefergebirges.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Taunus —
Genitiv des Taunus —
Dativ dem Taunus —
Akkusativ den Taunus —

Pronunciation

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