Noun
der Dechant
Pronunciation: /deˈçant/
dean (kind of church official)
C2
rank #11,963
plural Dechanten
Meanings
Noun
- dean (kind of church official)
Example sentence
Der Dechant leitet mehrere Gemeinden in der Region.
The dean is in charge of several parishes in the region.
Word forms
singular
der Dechant
plural
die Dechanten
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Dechant
Accusativeden Dechanten
Dativedem Dechanten
Genitivedes Dechanten
Plural
Nominativedie Dechanten
Accusativedie Dechanten
Dativeden Dechanten
Genitiveder Dechanten
Dechant is a weak masculine noun: every case except the nominative singular takes the same ending.
Usage
- der Dechant / den Dechanten — a church dean; weak masculine noun with -en outside nominative singular
- Dechant / Dekan — related ecclesiastical titles; their use depends on the church and region
Der Dechant eröffnete die Versammlung mit einer kurzen Begrüßung.
The dean opened the meeting with a short welcome.