Why is it die Fontäne?
Fontäne 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 die
Meaning
Examples
[1] Many geysers encounter fountains
[1] Viele Geysire stoßen Fontänen aus.
[1] "In the airs, the seabirds circled with shrill, but far outside stood the fountain of a Walfische" [2]
[1] „In den Lüften kreisten die Seevögel mit schrillen Rufen, weit draußen aber stand die Fontäne eines Walfisches.“[2]
More source examples (2)
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Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Fontäne | die Fontänen |
| Genitiv | der Fontäne | der Fontänen |
| Dativ | der Fontäne | den Fontänen |
| Akkusativ | die Fontäne | die Fontänen |
Pronunciation
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