Is it der, die or das Zäpfchen?

DAS

Zäpfchen

The correct article in German of Zäpfchen is das. So it is das Zäpfchen! (nominative case)

The word Zäpfchen is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.

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German declension of Zäpfchen?

How does the declension of Zäpfchen 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	das Zäpfchen	die Zäpfchen
Genitive	des Zäpfchens	der Zäpfchen
Dative	dem Zäpfchen	den Zäpfchen
Akkusative	das Zäpfchen	die Zäpfchen

What is the meaning of Zäpfchen in German?

Zäpfchen has various definitions in German:

[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 Vagina

How to use Zäpfchen in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Zäpfchen with translations in English.

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[2] Das sog. "Zäpfchen-[R]" (hinteres [R]) wird durch Vibration des Zäpfchens gebildet.

[2] The sequence "suppositories- [r]" (rear [r]) is formed by vibration of the suppository.

[3] Es verursachte ihm Probleme, das Zäpfchen einzuführen.

[3] It caused him problems to incorporate the suppository