der

der · article

imported

Definitions

article

  1. 1.

    The German definite article (masculine nominative), sometimes used in English for humorous or stylistic effect.

  2. 2.

    Used in compound terms borrowed from German.

Related words

See also: das, die, the

Etymology

From German der, the masculine nominative definite article, from Old High German der, from Proto-Germanic sa. Appears in English primarily in German loanwords and phrases.