Why is it die Disko?
Disko ends in -o, but that ending doesn’t settle the article: in a German dictionary, 45% of -o nouns take das, 43% take der, and 11% take die. So learn it with its article: die Disko.
Which endings you can rely on die
Meaning
[1] modern dance hall with constant music
[1] modernes Tanzlokal mit ständiger MusikbeschallungExamples
[1] "I also regularly organize a disco with my friend Norbert in his small club in Rhineland-Palatinate, because the man fascinates me with his incredible stories." [1]
[1] „Regelmäßig veranstalte ich auch eine Disko bei meinem Freund Norbert in seinem kleinen Club in Rheinland-Pfalz, weil der Mann mich mit seinen unglaublichen Geschichten fasziniert.“[1]
[1] "Soon there were more discos than cows in the villages, the whirlpools were bubbling in the country inns, and the dairymaid were flown to the alpine pastures by paraglider." [2]
[1] „Da gab's dann bald mehr Diskos als Kühe in den Dörfern, in den Landgasthöfen sprudelten die Whirlpools, und die Sennerinnen wurden mit dem Paragleiter auf die Alm geflogen.“[2]
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Disko | die Diskos |
| Genitiv | der Disko | der Diskos |
| Dativ | der Disko | den Diskos |
| Akkusativ | die Disko | die Diskos |
Pronunciation
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