Is it der, die or das Badesee? – der Badesee, plural die Badeseen

Why is it der Badesee?

Badesee ends in -e. Most nouns with this ending are feminine (79% take die), but Badesee is an exception: der Badesee.

Sense 1

der

[1] Lake in which you can bathe

[1] See, in dem gebadet werden kann

[1] In summer there is always a lot on the bathing lake
[1] Im Sommer ist am Badesee immer viel los.

[1] The quality of many swimming lakes has improved in recent years
[1] Die Qualität vieler Badeseen hat sich in den letzten Jahren verbessert.

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