Why is it der Gote?
Gote ends in -e. Most nouns with this ending are feminine (79% take die), but Gote is an exception: der Gote.
The other -e exceptions der
Meaning
Examples
[1] Theoderich the big one was a well -known Gotee
[1] Theoderich der Große war ein bekannter Gote.
[1] "The Gote now preferred to learn the world language Latine"
[1] „Der Gote lernte nun lieber die Weltsprache Latein.“
More source examples (1)
These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.
[1] "However, according to the Eastern Roman historian Prokop, the island was the subject of negotiations that Justinian's general Belisar leads with the Goths Totila"
[1] „Jedoch war laut dem oströmischen Historiker Prokop die Insel Gegenstand von Verhandlungen, die Justinians Feldherr Belisar mit dem Goten Totila führte.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Gote | die Goten |
| Genitiv | des Goten | der Goten |
| Dativ | dem Goten | den Goten |
| Akkusativ | den Goten | die Goten |
Pronunciation
Dictionary entries include material from Wiktionary. Wiktionary