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The article for

Bodensee

der Bodensee

Bodensee is a masculine German noun. Its article is der.

Plural
no plural
English
Lake Constance
Level
A2
Topic
Places

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Why is it der Bodensee?

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

The other -e exceptions
Sense 1
der

Meaning

[1] A lake in southern Germany, Switzerland and Austria

[1] ein See in Süddeutschland, der Schweiz und Österreich

Examples

[1] Lake Constance Germany, Switzerland and Austria

[1] Am Bodensee liegen Deutschland, die Schweiz und Österreich.

[1] "While in the rest of the country is still winter shroud weather, it is already Spring mild at Lake Constance" [4]

[1] „Während im übrigen Land noch winterliches Schmuddelwetter herrscht, ist es am Bodensee schon frühlingshaft mild.“[4]
More source examples (1)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "Monument to the fallen airship: On the 1st of July 1900, Count Zeppelin dared the first flight with the aircraft named after him on Lake Constance." [5]

[1] „Denkmal für die gefallenen Luftschiffer: Am 1. Juli 1900 wagte Graf Zeppelin den ersten Flug mit dem nach ihm benannten Fluggerät über den Bodensee.“[5]

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Bodensee —
Genitiv des Bodensees —
Dativ dem Bodensee —
Akkusativ den Bodensee —

Pronunciation

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