Why is it das Zäpfchen?
Zäpfchen ends in -chen, and almost all nouns ending in -chen are neuter: in a German dictionary, 94% of them take das.
All nouns ending in -chen das
Meaning
[1] General: small cones
[1] allgemein: kleiner Zapfen[2] Linguistics, medicine: tap -like, downward muscular structure at the back end of the bike, the soft palate
[2] Linguistik, Medizin: zapfenartiges, nach unten hängendes muskulöses Gebilde am hinteren Ende des Velums, des weichen Gaumens[3] Medicine: Tap -shaped medication for introducing anus or vagina
[3] Medizin: zapfenförmiges Medikament zum Einführen in After oder VaginaExamples
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[2] The sequence "suppositories- [r]" (rear [r]) is formed by vibration of the suppository.
[2] Das sog. "Zäpfchen-[R]" (hinteres [R]) wird durch Vibration des Zäpfchens gebildet.
More source examples (1)
These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.
[3] It caused him problems to incorporate the suppository
[3] Es verursachte ihm Probleme, das Zäpfchen einzuführen.
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Zäpfchen | die Zäpfchen |
| Genitiv | des Zäpfchens | der Zäpfchen |
| Dativ | dem Zäpfchen | den Zäpfchen |
| Akkusativ | das Zäpfchen | die Zäpfchen |
Pronunciation
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