Is it der, die or das Umriss?

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Umriss

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

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

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German declension of Umriss?

How does the declension of Umriss 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 Umriss	die Umrisse
Genitive	des Umrisses	der Umrisse
Dative	dem Umriss	den Umrissen
Akkusative	den Umriss	die Umrisse

What is the meaning of Umriss in German?

Umriss has various definitions in German:

[1] Outer boundary line of an object

[1] äußere Begrenzungslinie eines Objektes

[2] Translated, mostly in the plural, with the preposition in: representation method, which only includes focus/core statements, but no details

[2] übertragen, meist im Plural, mit der Präposition in: Darstellungsweise, die nur Schwerpunkte/Kernaussagen beinhaltet, aber keine Details

How to use Umriss in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Umriss with translations in English.

[1] Er skizzierte den Umriss des Hauses.

[1] He outlined the outline of the house

[1] „Der Umriss des Kontinents ist kaum gegliedert, die Küstenlinie hat nur wenige Inseln, Halbinseln und Meeresbuchten.“

[1] "The outline of the continent is hardly divided, the coastline has only a few islands, peninsulas and sea bay" "

[1] „Die Umrisse des Schlauchbootes waren schwarz gegen den Himmel, und die Sterne leuchteten.“

[1] "The outlines of the rubber boat were black against the sky, and the stars of the light" "

[1] „Mansfield stand da und blickte übers Heck auf die riesigen Umrisse des Hais im Wasser.“

[1] "Mansfield stood there and looked over the rear of the huge outline of the shark in the water"

[1] „So hatte er nur undeutlich die Umrisse eines niedrigen Gebäudes mustern können, das sich an den einen Turmpfeiler des starken Torbogens angliederte.“

[1] "So he could only have the outlines of a low building, which was located on the one tower pillar of the strong arch" "

[2] „Die erste Phase der kassitischen Herrschaft über Babylonien sind nur in Umrissen bekannt.“

[2] "The first phase of cashier rule over Babylonia are only known in outline"