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The article for

Wallis

das Wallis

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

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Sense 1
das

Meaning

[1] Canton in the southwest of Switzerland

[1] Kanton im Südwesten der Schweiz

Examples

[1] Although moderate climate zone of the northern hemisphere is located in the wet cooling zone, the lower Valais is one of the driest valleys Europe

[1] Obwohl in der feucht-kühlen gemäßigten Klimazone der Nordhalbkugel gelegen, zählt besonders das untere Wallis zu den trockensten Tälern Europas.

[1] Around 300,000 people live in Valais.

[1] Im Wallis wohnen rund 300.000 Menschen.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Wallis
Genitiv des Wallis
Dativ dem Wallis
Akkusativ das Wallis
Sense 2
das

Meaning

Briefly for the Valais Islands in the South Pacific (southwest of Samoa)

[1] kurz für die Wallis-Inseln im Südpazifik (südwestlich von Samoa)

[2] City in the US state of Texas

[2] Stadt im US-amerikanischen Bundesstaat Texas

Examples

[1] Mata-Tutu is the main town of Valaisä

[1] Mata-Utu ist der Hauptort von Wallis.

[2] I don't get ten horses to Valaisä

[2] Mich kriegen keine zehn Pferde nach Wallis.
Grammar note

The article is needed if "Valais" 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) Wallis
Genitiv (des Wallis) Wallis’
Dativ (dem) Wallis
Akkusativ (das) Wallis

Pronunciation

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