Why is it die Eskalation?
Eskalation ends in -ion, and almost all nouns ending in -ion are feminine: in a German dictionary, 94% of them take die.
All nouns ending in -ion die
Meaning
Examples
[1] An escalation of the argument should be avoided
[1] Man sollte eine Eskalation der Auseinandersetzung unbedingt vermeiden.
[1] "Very often we prevent an escalation of the situation"
[1] „Sehr oft verhindern wir dadurch eine Eskalation der Lage.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Eskalation | die Eskalationen |
| Genitiv | der Eskalation | der Eskalationen |
| Dativ | der Eskalation | den Eskalationen |
| Akkusativ | die Eskalation | die Eskalationen |
Pronunciation
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