Why is it das Gerangel?

Gerangel ends in the word die Angel. Compounds usually take the article of their last word, but this one is an exception: das Gerangel.

Sense 1
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Meaning

[1] persistent, physical ranging

[1] anhaltendes, körperliches Rangeln

[2] Treatment for influence, post

[2] Auseinandersetzung um Einfluss, Posten

Examples

[1] "The scramble took an infinitely long time until they finally wet waves with reddened cheeks"

[1] „Unendlich lang dauerte das Gerangel, bis sie schließlich schweißnass mit geröteten Wangen aufeinanderlagen.“

[2]

[2]

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Gerangel —
Genitiv des Gerangels —
Dativ dem Gerangel —
Akkusativ das Gerangel —

Pronunciation

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