Noun
der Atlas
Pronunciation: /ˈatlas/
atlas (bound collection of maps)
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plural Atlanten
Meanings
Noun
- atlas (bound collection of maps)
- atlas (uppermost vertebra of the neck)
Example sentence
Er suchte die Stadt im Atlas.
He looked for the city in the atlas.
Word forms
singular
der Atlas
plural
die Atlanten
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Atlas
Accusativeden Atlas
Dativedem Atlas
Genitivedes Atlas
Plural
Nominativedie Atlanten
Accusativedie Atlanten
Dativeden Atlanten
Genitiveder Atlanten
Usage
- der Atlas / die Atlanten — An atlas of maps versus atlases; the plural changes the ending.
- Atlas / Landkarte — A collection of maps in a book versus an individual map.
Im Atlas verfolgten wir den Verlauf des Flusses.
We traced the course of the river in the atlas.