Noun
das Relais
Pronunciation: /ʁəˈlɛː/
relay
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plural Relais
Meanings
Noun
- relay
Example sentence
Ein defektes Relais schaltet die Pumpe nicht ein.
A faulty relay does not switch the pump on.
Word forms
singular
das Relais
plural
die Relais
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Relais
Accusativedas Relais
Dativedem Relais
Genitivedes Relais
Plural
Nominativedie Relais
Accusativedie Relais
Dativeden Relais
Genitiveder Relais
Usage
- ein elektrisches Relais — an electrically operated switching component
- das Relais / die Relais — singular and plural have the same written form
Beim Einschalten hörten wir das leise Klicken des Relais.
When we switched it on, we heard the relay's quiet click.