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.

The other -e exceptions
Sense 1
der

Meaning

[1] Lake in which you can bathe

[1] See, in dem gebadet werden kann

Examples

[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.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Badesee die Badeseen
Genitiv des Badesees der Badeseen
Dativ dem Badesee den Badeseen
Akkusativ den Badesee die Badeseen

Pronunciation

In context

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