Why is it das Engadin?

Engadin ends in -in. Most nouns with this ending are feminine (88% take die), but Engadin is an exception: das Engadin.

The other -in exceptions
Sense 1
das

Meaning

[1] Valley region in the canton of Graubünden (Switzerland), through which the Inn flows

[1] Talregion im Kanton Graubünden (Schweiz), durch die der Inn fließt

Examples

[1] "In the Engadine, a ski instructor wants to bring the racer with yoga to reflect the good time" "

[1] „Im Engadin will eine Skilehrerin Raser mit Yoga zur Besinnung bringen. Kann das gut gehen?“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Engadin —
Genitiv des Engadins —
Dativ dem Engadin —
Akkusativ das Engadin —

Pronunciation

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