Is it der, die oder das Zylinder?

DER

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

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

Finding the right gender of a noun

German articles are used similarly to the English articles,a and the. However, they are declined differently (change) according to the number, gender and case of their nouns.

In the German language, the gender and therefore article is fixed for each noun.

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The most difficult part of learning the German language is the articles (der, die, das) or rather the gender of each noun. The gender of each noun in German has no simple rule. In fact, it can even seem illogical. For example das Mädchen, a young girl is neutral while der Junge, a young boy is male.

It is a good idea to learn the correct article for each new word together - even if it means a lot of work. For example learning "der Hund" (the dog) rather than just Hund by itself. Fortunately, there are some rules about gender in German that make things a little easier. It might be even nicer if these rules didn't have exceptions - but you can't have everything! The best way to learn them is with the App - Der-Die-Das Train! (available for iOS and Android)

German nouns belong either to the gender masculine (male, standard gender) with the definite article der, to the feminine (feminine) with the definite article die, or to the neuter (neuter) with the definite article das.

for masculine: points of the compass, weather (Osten, Monsun, Sturm; however it is: das Gewitter), liquor/spirits (Wodka, Wein, Kognak), minerals, rocks (Marmor, Quarz, Granit, Diamant);
for feminine: ships and airplanes (die Deutschland, die Boeing; however it is: der Airbus), cigarette brands (Camel, Marlboro), many tree and plant species (Eiche, Pappel, Kiefer; aber: der Flieder), numbers (Eins, Million; however it is: das Dutzend), most inland rivers (Elbe, Oder, Donau; aber: der Rhein);
for neutrals: cafes, hotels, cinemas (das Mariott, das Cinemaxx), chemical elements (Helium, Arsen; however it is: der Schwefel, masculine elements have the suffix -stoff), letters, notes, languages and colors (das Orange, das A, das Englische), certain brand names for detergents and cleaning products (Ariel, Persil), continents, countries (die artikellosen: (das alte) Europa; however exceptions include: der Libanon, die Schweiz …).

German declension of Zylinder?

How does the declension of Zylinder 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 Zylinder	die Zylinder
Genitive	des Zylinders	der Zylinder
Dative	dem Zylinder	den Zylindern
Akkusative	den Zylinder	die Zylinder

What is the meaning of Zylinder in German?

Zylinder has various definitions in German:

[1] Geometry: geometric body with a circular floor area and congruent cover surface

[1] Geometrie: geometrischer Körper mit kreisrunder Grundfläche und dazu kongruenter Deckfläche

[2] Fashion, colloquially: for special hats that are similar in the form [1]

[2] Mode, umgangssprachlich: für spezielle Hüte, die in der Form [1] ähneln

[3] Technology: tubular chamber of a machine (e.g. engine) in which a piston moves

[3] Technik: röhrenförmige Kammer einer Maschine (zum Beispiel Motor), in der sich ein Kolben bewegt

[4] Closing technique: Short form of locking cylinder, a component to be operated with a key in locks [1]

[4] Schließtechnik: Kurzform von Schließzylinder, einem mit einem Schlüssel zu betätigenden Bauteil bei Schlössern[1]

[5] Medicine: Small elongated structures in the urine sediment that indicate a kidney disease

[5] Medizin: kleine länglich zusammenklebende Strukturen im Urinsediment, die auf eine Nierenkrankheit hindeuten

[6] Information technology: Unity of the data record traces of the same diameter in a hard drive

[6] Informationstechnologie: Einheit der Datenaufzeichnungsspuren gleichen Durchmessers bei einer Festplatte

How to use Zylinder in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Zylinder with translations in English.

[1] Eine Dose hat die Form eines Zylinders.

[1] A can has the shape of a cylinder

[2] Zu einem Frack passt ein Zylinder.

[2] A cylinder dock fits a tailcoat

[2] „Bevor er vom Examinator aufgerufen wurde, war er, mit dem Zylinder eines anderen Kandidaten auf dem Kopfe, durch die Korridore spaziert und hatte den Pedell erschreckt.“

[2] "Before it was called by the exam, he was walking through the corridors with the cylinder of another candidate on his head and had frightened the pedel"

[2] „Ich ging zu seiner Beerdigung, kaufte mir sogar einen schwarzen Zylinder, obwohl das hier gar nicht Sitte ist.“

[2] "I went to his funeral, even bought a black cylinder, although this is not in the same way"

[2] „Als es ihm zu Bewußtsein kam, hatte der Herr im grauen Zylinder, wie unbeteiligt, ihm schon den Rücken zugewandt und war in der Allgemeinheit untergetaucht.“

[2] "When he was aware, the gentleman in the gray cylinder had already faced his back in the gray cylinder, as uninvolved and was undertaking in the general public"

[3] Ein Vier-Zylinder- oder Sechs-Zylinder-Motor?

[3] A four-cylinder or six-cylinder engine

[4] Als Baulänge bezeichnet man die Länge eines Zylinders, gemessen von der Mitte seiner Schließnase […] zur jeweiligen Schließseite.

[4] The length of a cylinder is called the length of a cylinder, measured by the middle of his closing nose […] to the respective closing page

[5] Die Zylinder wurden als schlauchförmige Faserstoffgerinnsel beschrieben.

[5] The cylinders were described as tube -shaped fiber ceremony