Definition
The twelfth and final month of the calendar year.
Translations
- English
- December
- Français
- décembre
- Türkçe
- aralık
- Polski
- grudzień
- Русский
- декабрь
- Українська
- грудень
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Dezember
- A1
- Noun
- Time & Calendar
December
/deːɐ̯ deˈtsɛmbɐ/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- der
- Gender
- Masculine
- Plural
- Dezember
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Time & CalendarPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Der Dezember ist oft von festlicher Stimmung geprägt.NominativSing.December is often characterized by a festive atmosphere.
- Viele Menschen freuen sich auf den Dezember.AkkusativSing.Many people look forward to December.
- Im Dezember sind die Tage besonders kurz.DativSing.The days are particularly short in December.
- Zu Beginn des Dezembers sind viele Weihnachtsmärkte bereits geöffnet.GenitivSing.At the beginning of December, many Christmas markets are already open.
- Die Dezember können von Jahr zu Jahr sehr unterschiedlich ausfallen.NominativPlur.Decembers can vary greatly from year to year.
- Viele Menschen erinnern sich gern an die Dezember ihrer Kindheit.AkkusativPlur.Many people fondly remember the Decembers of their childhood.
- In den Dezembern der letzten Jahre gab es häufig wenig Schnee.DativPlur.There was often little snow in the Decembers of recent years.
- Die Temperaturen der Dezember schwanken von Jahr zu Jahr.GenitivPlur.The temperatures of Decembers fluctuate from year to year.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Dezember/deˈtsɛmbɐ/
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Article phrase
der Dezember/deːɐ̯ deˈtsɛmbɐ/
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Plural
Dezember/deˈtsɛmbɐ/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Dezember | die Dezember |
| Akkusativ | den Dezember | die Dezember |
| Dativ | dem Dezember | den Dezembern |
| Genitiv | des Dezembers | der Dezember |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Prepositional constructionim Dezemberin + Dativ
- Sentence patternDer Dezember ist der letzte Monat des Jahres.
- CollocationEnde Dezember
- CollocationAnfang Dezember
- CollocationMitte Dezember
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Related termNovember
November is the eleventh month and immediately precedes Dezember; both belong to the group of calendar months.
- Related termJanuar — January
Januar is the first month and stands at the beginning of the year, while Dezember closes the yearly cycle; both are calendar months.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word
„Dezember“ is synchronically a simple name for a month and not a productively transparent German compound or derivation.