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The article for

Flaute

die Flaute

Flaute is a feminine German noun. Its article is die.

Plural
die Flauten

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Why is it die Flaute?

Flaute ends in -e, and most nouns ending in -e are feminine: in a German dictionary, 79% of them take die.

All nouns ending in -e
Sense 1
die

Meaning

[1] Meteorology: Moment or situation in which there is no wind

[1] Meteorologie: Moment beziehungsweise Situation, in der kein Wind herrscht

[2] Economy: Low demand

[2] Wirtschaft: geringe Nachfrage

[3] Low of mood, weakness in motivation

[3] Stimmungstief, Motivationsschwäche

Examples

[1] Due to the lull, the sailing ship could not expire

[1] Auf Grund der Flaute, konnte das Segelschiff nicht auslaufen.

[1] "The return trip lasted due to frequent lulls and headwind 66 daily" "

[1] „Die Rückreise dauerte wegen häufiger Flauten und Gegenwind 66 Tage.“
More source examples (3)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "It was like us in the doldrum, and the ships anchored a little scattered"

[1] „Sie lag wie wir in der Flaute, und die Schiffe ankerten ein wenig verstreut.“

[2] All merchants of the place complain about the doldrums after the construction of the local bypass

[2] Alle Kaufleute des Ortes beklagen die Flaute nach dem Bau der Ortsumfahrung.

[3] After the doldrums in the first half of the game, the coach wanted more commitment

[3] Nach der Flaute in der ersten Spielhälfte wollte der Trainer mehr Einsatz sehen.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Flaute die Flauten
Genitiv der Flaute der Flauten
Dativ der Flaute den Flauten
Akkusativ die Flaute die Flauten

Pronunciation

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