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The article for

Eskimo

der Eskimo

Eskimo is a masculine German noun. Its article is der.

Plural
die Eskimo

Learn the noun together with its article. See the article rules.

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Why is it der Eskimo?

Eskimo ends in -o, but that ending doesn’t settle the article: in a German dictionary, 45% of -o nouns take das, 43% take der, and 11% take die. So learn it with its article: der Eskimo.

Which endings you can rely on
Sense 1
der

Meaning

[1] Arctic residents in Greenland, Alaska, Siberia or Canada

[1] Arktisbewohner in Grönland, Alaska, Sibirien oder Kanada

Examples

[1] The Eskimo lives in an igloo

[1] Der Eskimo lebt in einem Iglu.

Declension

1 Singular Plural 1 Plural 2
Nominativ der Eskimo die Eskimo die Eskimos
Genitiv des Eskimo des Eskimos der Eskimo der Eskimos
Dativ dem Eskimo den Eskimo den Eskimos
Akkusativ den Eskimo die Eskimo die Eskimos
Sense 2
das

Meaning

[1] Linguistics: Name for the language of the Eskimos

[1] Linguistik: Bezeichnung für die Sprache der Eskimos

Examples

[1] "The group is divided into two main branches, into the Eskimo and the Ageutian" "

[1] „Die Gruppierung gliedert sich in zwei Hauptzweige, in das Eskimo und in das Aleutische.“

[1] "The most important language is the Eskimo, which is spoken in numerous dialects of around 90,000 people"

[1] „Die wichtigste Sprache ist das Eskimo, das in zahlreichen Dialekten von etwa 90000 Menschen gesprochen wird.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Eskimo —
Genitiv des Eskimo —
Dativ dem Eskimo —
Akkusativ das Eskimo —

Pronunciation

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