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The article for

Zion

der Zion

Zion 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 Zion?

No ending, compound or meaning rule gives away the article of Zion, so learn the two together: der Zion.

Sense 1
der

Meaning

[1] Berg in Israel

[1] Berg in Israel

[2] Occasional synonym of Jerusalem

[2] gelegentliches Synonym von Jerusalem

Examples

[1] If the Jews rise through Zion and a comet shares the sky - and the Roman empire is new, then our two life ends ... (From the film: The Omen, German Synchronization)

[1] Wenn die Juden sich über Zion erheben und ein Komet den Himmel teilt - und das römische Imperium neu entsteht, dann endet unser beider Leben… (aus dem Film: Das Omen, deutsche Synchronisation)

[2] »Zion« is called a hill in Jerusalem and the name is also the biblical synonym for this city

[2] »Zion« heisst ein Hügel in Jerusalem und der Name ist gleichzeitig das biblische Synonym für diese Stadt.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Zion —
Genitiv des Zions —
Dativ dem Zion —
Akkusativ den Zion —

Pronunciation

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