Why is it die Ermangelung?
Ermangelung ends in -ung, and nouns ending in -ung are feminine: in a German dictionary, 99% of them take die.
All nouns ending in -ung die
Meaning
[1] Only in the absence in the absence, see there
[1] nur in der Wendung in Ermangelung, siehe dortExamples
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Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Ermangelung | — |
| Genitiv | der Ermangelung | — |
| Dativ | der Ermangelung | — |
| Akkusativ | die Ermangelung | — |
Pronunciation
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