Why is it der Baseler?
Baseler ends in -er, and most nouns ending in -er are masculine: in a German dictionary, 86% of them take der.
All nouns ending in -er der
Meaning
Examples
[1] My neighbor is a born in Basele
[1] Mein Wohnungsnachbar ist ein gebürtiger Baseler.
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Baseler | die Baseler |
| Genitiv | des Baselers | der Baseler |
| Dativ | dem Baseler | den Baselern |
| Akkusativ | den Baseler | die Baseler |
Pronunciation
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