Why is it die Deeskalation?
Deeskalation ends in -ion, and almost all nouns ending in -ion are feminine: in a German dictionary, 94% of them take die.
All nouns ending in -ion die
Meaning
[1] Prevention of conflicts and swirling processes
[1] Verhindern von Konflikten und sich aufschaukelnden ProzessenExamples
[1] The de -escalation prevented the conflict
[1] Die Deeskalation verhinderte den Konflikt.
[1] "A spokeswoman for EU foreign commissioner Catherine Ashton said that the goal was to de-escalation the situation in Ukrainee"
[1] „Eine Sprecherin der EU-Außenbeauftragten Catherine Ashton sagte, Ziel sei eine Deeskalation der Situation in der Ukraine.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Deeskalation | die Deeskalationen |
| Genitiv | der Deeskalation | der Deeskalationen |
| Dativ | der Deeskalation | den Deeskalationen |
| Akkusativ | die Deeskalation | die Deeskalationen |
Pronunciation
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