Why is it die Fresse?
Fresse 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
Examples
[1] "Hold your Maternaire"
[1] „Halt deine Fresse!“
[2] "But do you have an ugly food"
[2] „Hast du aber eine häßliche Fresse!“
More source examples (3)
These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.
[2] "A little wistful - and from tomorrow they will get to the Fresse" "
[2] „Ein bisschen wehmütig – und ab morgen kriegen sie in die Fresse.“
[2] "He had hit him in a yellowish, leather, first with his right, then with the left, so that he was tamed back and forth back and forth"
[2] „Er hatte ihm in eine gelbliche, sich ledern anfühlende Fresse geschlagen, erst mit der Rechten, dann mit der Linken, so daß er hin und her getaumelt war.“
[2] "He hit me with his thick paws on the right and left into the face"
[2] „Er hat mich mit seinen dicken Pfoten rechts und links in die Fresse geschlagen.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Fresse | die Fressen |
| Genitiv | der Fresse | der Fressen |
| Dativ | der Fresse | den Fressen |
| Akkusativ | die Fresse | die Fressen |
Pronunciation
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