Why is it der Flamingo?
Flamingo 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 Flamingo.
Which endings you can rely on der
Meaning
Examples
[1] The plumage of the flamingos always shows different pink tones
[1] Das Gefieder der Flamingos weist stets unterschiedliche Rosatöne auf.
[1] "Jan grin me from the side while we ran over the miniature paths towards the exit, one-legged flamingos to our right" "
[1] „Jan grinste mich von der Seite an, während wir über die Miniatur-Wege Richtung Ausgang liefen, einbeinige Flamingos zu unserer Rechten.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Flamingo | die Flamingos |
| Genitiv | des Flamingos | der Flamingos |
| Dativ | dem Flamingo | den Flamingos |
| Akkusativ | den Flamingo | die Flamingos |
Pronunciation
In context
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