Why is it die Havel?

No ending, compound or meaning rule gives away the article of Havel, so learn the two together: die Havel.

Sense 1
die

Meaning

[1] A river in Germany, tributary of the Elbe

[1] ein Fluss in Deutschland, Nebenfluss der Elbe

Examples

[1] "The Havel rises in the Mecklenburg Seenplatte"

[1] „Die Havel entspringt in der Mecklenburgischen Seenplatte.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Havel —
Genitiv der Havel —
Dativ der Havel —
Akkusativ die Havel —

Pronunciation

In context

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