Why is it die Delle?

Delle ends in -e, and most nouns ending in -e are feminine: in a German dictionary, 79% of them take die.

All nouns ending in -e
Sense 1
die

Meaning

[1] Department created by mechanical influence

[1] durch mechanische Einwirkung entstandene Vertiefung

Examples

[1] When parking, the fender has received a dent

[1] Beim Einparken hat der Kotflügel eine Delle bekommen.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Delle die Dellen
Genitiv der Delle der Dellen
Dativ der Delle den Dellen
Akkusativ die Delle die Dellen

Pronunciation

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