Is it der, die or das Florentiner? – der Florentiner, plural die Florentiner

Why is it der Florentiner?

Florentiner ends in -er, and most nouns ending in -er are masculine: in a German dictionary, 86% of them take der.

Sense 1

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[1] inhabitants of Florence (male or indefinite sex)

[1] Einwohner von Florenz (männlich oder unbestimmten Geschlechts)

[2] Cookies made of almonds, orangeast (or other candied fruit pieces) and honey

[2] Plätzchen aus Mandeln, Orangeat (oder anderen kandierten Fruchtstücken) und Honig

[3] Short for Florentine Hut (wide -brimmed straw hat)

[3] kurz für Florentinerhut (breitkrempiger Strohhut)

[1] He is Florentinian
[1] Er ist Florentiner.

[2] The Florentines are treats
[2] Die Florentiner sind lecker!

More source examples (1)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

To do this, she wore a Florentine
[3] Dazu trug sie einen Florentiner.