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The article for

Dublin

(das) Dublin

Dublin is a proper noun and usually takes no article. When one is needed it is das.

Learn the noun together with its article: See the article rules.

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Meaning

[1] Geography: Capital of Ireland

[1] Geografie: Hauptstadt von Irland

[2] Geography: Dublin CoZe or County Dublin, a former County/Grafschaft in the Republic of Ireland. The county was dissolved on January 1st, 1994.

[2] Geografie: Dublin Co. oder County Dublin, ein ehemaliges County/Grafschaft in der Republik Irland. Das County wurde am 01.01.1994 aufgelöst.

[3] Geography: A city in the state of Georgia, USA

[3] Geografie: eine Stadt im Bundesstaat Georgia, USA

[4] Geography: A community in New Hampshire, USA

[4] Geografie: eine Gemeinde in New Hampshire, USA

[5] Geography: A suburb northeast of Columbus in Ohio, USA

[5] Geografie: ein Vorort nordöstlich von Columbus in Ohio, USA

[6] Geography: A city in Alameda County, California, USA

[6] Geografie: eine Stadt im Alameda County, Kalifornien, USA

Examples

[1] Oscar Wilde was born in Dublin on October 16, 1854.

[1] Oscar Wilde wurde am 16. Oktober 1854 in Dublin geboren.

[1, 3–5] She has been living in Dubline for a year

[1, 3–5] Sie lebt bereits seit einem Jahr in Dublin.

[2] Last year he traveled across Dublin

[2] Letztes Jahr ist er quer durch Dublin gereist.

[6] His father comes from Dublin, but he is not an Irish, but California

[6] Sein Vater kommt aus Dublin, er ist aber kein Ire, sondern Kalifornier.
Grammar note

The article is needed if "Dublin" in a certain quality, at a certain time or period as a subject or object in the sentence, is otherwise, i.e. usually, no article is used.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ (das) Dublin
Genitiv (des Dublin) (des Dublins) Dublins
Dativ (dem) Dublin
Akkusativ (das) Dublin

Pronunciation

Dictionary data includes material derived from Wiktionary. Wiktionary