Why is it die Adria?
No ending, compound or meaning rule gives away the article of Adria, so learn the two together: die Adria.
Meaning
[1] Short form for: Adriatic Meader The part of the Mediterranean, which is located north of the Otranto street and the Apennine Peninsula separates from the Balkan Peninsula
[1] Kurzform für: Adriatisches Meer; der Teil des Mittelmeeres, der nördlich der Straße von Otranto liegt und die Apenninhalbinsel von der Balkanhalbinsel trenntExamples
[1] She drives to the Adriatic every two years in the summer
[1] Sie fährt alle zwei Jahre im Sommer an die Adria.
[1] "The Celts had to pay the tribe in question for their attack, the Senons in question, were visited in his area on the Adriatic and driven out of there."
[1] „Die Kelten mußten für ihren Angriff schwer büßen. Der betreffende Stamm, die Senonen, wurde in seinem Gebiet an der Adria aufgesucht und von dort vertrieben.“
More source examples (2)
These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.
[1] We spent our last vacation at the Adriatic
[1] Unseren letzten Urlaub verbrachten wir an der Adria.
[1] The campfire on the Adriatic only went out in the early morning
[1] Das Lagerfeuer an der Adria erlosch erst am frühen Morgen.
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Adria | — |
| Genitiv | der Adria | — |
| Dativ | der Adria | — |
| Akkusativ | die Adria | — |
Examples
Grammar note
The article is needed if "Adriatic" in a certain quality, at a certain point in 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) Adria | — |
| Genitiv | (des Adria) (des Adrias) Adrias | — |
| Dativ | (dem) Adria | — |
| Akkusativ | (das) Adria | — |
Pronunciation
In context
![[1] Luftbild der Adria](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Adriatic_Sea.jpg)
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