Why is it der Galerist?
Galerist ends in -ist, and nouns ending in -ist are masculine: in a German dictionary, 97% of them take der.
All nouns ending in -ist der
Meaning
[1] Operator of an art gallery
[1] Betreiber einer KunstgalerieExamples
[1] The gallery owner had sold eleven paintings this month
[1] Der Galerist hatte in diesem Monat elf Gemälde verkauft.
[1] "She was also in Paris a lot to visit artists, art dealers and gallery owners"
[1] „Sie war auch viel in Paris unterwegs, um Künstler, Kunsthändler und Galeristen zu besuchen.“
More source examples (1)
These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.
[1] "Friendships connected Remarque with gallery owners and book dealers of the Ortesä"
[1] „Freundschaften verbanden Remarque mit Galeristen und Buchhändlern des Ortes.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Galerist | die Galeristen |
| Genitiv | des Galeristen | der Galeristen |
| Dativ | dem Galeristen | den Galeristen |
| Akkusativ | den Galeristen | die Galeristen |
Pronunciation
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