Noun
der Katholik
Pronunciation: /katoˈliːk/
Catholic (A member of a Catholic church.)
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plural Katholiken
Meanings
Noun
- Catholic (A member of a Catholic church.)
Example sentence
Er ist ein gläubiger Katholik.
He's a devout Catholic.
Word forms
singular
der Katholik
plural
die Katholiken
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Katholik
Accusativeden Katholiken
Dativedem Katholiken
Genitivedes Katholiken
Plural
Nominativedie Katholiken
Accusativedie Katholiken
Dativeden Katholiken
Genitiveder Katholiken
Katholik is a weak masculine noun: every case except the nominative singular takes the same ending.
Usage
- ein gläubiger Katholik — A devout Catholic.
- der Katholik / den Katholiken — This masculine noun takes weak endings outside the nominative singular.
Als Katholik besuchte er regelmäßig den Gottesdienst in der Dorfkirche.
As a Catholic, he regularly attended services in the village church.