Why is it die Ekstase?
Ekstase 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 die
Meaning
[1] State of intoxicating trance, enthusiasm, loss of control over the (normal) consciousness
[1] Zustand rauschhafter Trance, der Begeisterung, des Kontrollverlustes über das (normale) BewusstseinExamples
[1] completely exposed Ruth and Bernhard in Ecstasä
[1] Vollkommen entblößt gerieten Ruth und Bernhard in Ekstase.
[1] "Once again she would sneak up the ecstasy and the night would have to steal the enchantment"
[1] „Wieder einmal würde sie sich die Ekstase erschleichen und der Nacht die Verzauberung stehlen müssen.“
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Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Ekstase | die Ekstasen |
| Genitiv | der Ekstase | der Ekstasen |
| Dativ | der Ekstase | den Ekstasen |
| Akkusativ | die Ekstase | die Ekstasen |
Pronunciation
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