Vokabahn

Protestant

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Noun

der Protestant

Protestant (person)

C2 rank #11,985 plural Protestanten

Meanings

Noun
  1. Protestant (person)
  2. protester

Example sentence

Die Protestanten waren in der Überzahl.

Protestants were in the majority.

Word forms

singular der Protestant
plural die Protestanten

The four cases

Singular

Nominativeder Protestant
Accusativeden Protestanten
Dativedem Protestanten
Genitivedes Protestanten

Plural

Nominativedie Protestanten
Accusativedie Protestanten
Dativeden Protestanten
Genitiveder Protestanten

Protestant is a weak masculine noun: every case except the nominative singular takes the same ending.

Usage

  • der Protestant / den Protestanten — a Protestant; weak masculine noun with -en
  • Protestant / Demonstrant — a Protestant in the usual religious sense / the ordinary word for a protester
Extra sentence

Der Protestant im Roman besucht mit Freunden einen Gottesdienst.

The Protestant in the novel attends a church service with friends.