Is it der, die oder das Terminus?
DER
The correct article in German of Terminus is der. So it is der Terminus! (nominative case)
The word Terminus 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.
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 Terminus?
How does the declension of Terminus 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 Terminus | die Termini |
| Genitive | des Terminus | der Termini |
| Dative | dem Terminus | den Termini |
| Akkusative | den Terminus | die Termini |
What is the meaning of Terminus in German?
Terminus is defined as:
[1] Word of the technical language of a (scientific) subject area
[1] Wort der Fachsprache eines (wissenschaftlichen) SachgebietesHow to use Terminus in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Terminus with translations in English.
[1] „Termini sind im Rahmen einer Theorie begrifflich definierte Fachwörter.“
[1] "Termini are conceptually defined as part of a theory"[1] „Seit Mitte des vorigen Jahrhunderts nehmen dabei umfangreiche Mehrfachkomposita überhand, mit denen versucht wird, die Nomination als Kurzbeschreibung des Denotats einzusetzen und Selbstdeutigkeit der Termini zu erreichen.“
[1] "Since the middle of the last century, extensive multiple composita has been overwhelming, with which attempts are made to use the nomination as a short description of the denotat and to achieve the ambiguity of the termini"[1] „Hier gibt es eine Fülle von Termini aus dem Computer-Bereich, sowohl Bezeichnungen für das Gerät als ganzes wie auch Bezeichnungen für Einzelteile, Eigenschaften, Verfahren etcetera.“
[1] "Here there is an abundance of termini from the computer area, both names for the device as a whole as well as names for individual parts, properties, procedures, etc."How do you pronounce Terminus?
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