Why is it der Earl?
No ending, compound or meaning rule gives away the article of Earl, so learn the two together: der Earl.
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Meaning
[1] British nobility title that corresponds to the German count
[1] Britischer Adelstitel, der dem deutschen Graf entspricht.Examples
[1] The Earl of Shaftesbury rejected the project
[1] Der Earl von Shaftesbury lehnte das Vorhaben ab.
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Earl | die Earls |
| Genitiv | des Earls | der Earls |
| Dativ | dem Earl | den Earls |
| Akkusativ | den Earl | die Earls |
Pronunciation
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