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The article for

Wohlstand

der Wohlstand

Wohlstand 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 Wohlstand?

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

Sense 1
der

Meaning

[1] Good economic situation

[1] gute wirtschaftliche Lage

Examples

[1] "I don't get their prosperity to other people"

[1] „Ich neide anderen Menschen ihren Wohlstand nicht.“

[1] "This farm gave her prosperity and influence"

[1] „Dieser Hof verschaffte ihr Wohlstand und Einfluss.“
More source examples (2)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "At Renate the prosperity was broken out"

[1] „Bei Renate war der Wohlstand ausgebrochen.“

[1] "The new prosperity and power of Addis Ababa undermine the influence of the provincial prince in addition"

[1] „Der neue Wohlstand und die Macht von Addis Abeba untergraben den Einfluss der Provinzfürsten zusätzlich.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Wohlstand —
Genitiv des Wohlstands des Wohlstandes —
Dativ dem Wohlstand dem Wohlstande —
Akkusativ den Wohlstand —

Pronunciation

In context

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