Why is it das Thorn?
No ending, compound or meaning rule gives away the article of Thorn, so learn the two together: das Thorn.
das
Meaning
[1] letter of Icelandic, old English and Old Norse alphabet for the sound value of the dental fricative (English TH)
[1] Buchstabe des isländischen, altenglischen und altnordischen Alphabets für den Lautwert des dentalen Frikativs (englisches th)Examples
[1] "By the way, the letter for the Thorn goes back to a corresponding, equal rune" "
[1] „Der Buchstabe für das Thorn geht übrigens auf ein entsprechendes, gleichlautendes Runenzeichen zurück.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Thorn | die Thorns |
| Genitiv | des Thorns | der Thorns |
| Dativ | dem Thorn | den Thorns |
| Akkusativ | das Thorn | die Thorns |
das
Examples
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Grammar note
The article is needed if "Thorn" in a certain quality, at a certain time or period as a subject or object in the sentence, is otherwise, i.e. usually, no article is used.
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | (das) Thorn | — |
| Genitiv | (des Thorn) (des Thorns) Thorns | — |
| Dativ | (dem) Thorn | — |
| Akkusativ | (das) Thorn | — |
das
Examples
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[1]
Grammar note
The article is needed if "Thorn" in a certain quality, at a certain time or period as a subject or object in the sentence, is otherwise, i.e. usually, no article is used.
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | (das) Thorn | — |
| Genitiv | (des Thorn) (des Thorns) Thorns | — |
| Dativ | (dem) Thorn | — |
| Akkusativ | (das) Thorn | — |
Pronunciation
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