Why is it die Hupe?
Hupe 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
Meaning
[1] Subject to producing a warning or beep
[1] Gegenstand zum Erzeugen eines Warn- oder SignaltonesExamples
[1] The train driver actuated the horn before the train went over the railroad crossing
[1] Der Lokführer betätigte die Hupe, bevor der Zug über den Bahnübergang fuhr.
[1] The best thing about the car on the carousel was the horn with which you really got horns
[1] Das Beste am Auto auf dem Karussell war die Hupe, mit der man wirklich hupen konnte.
More source examples (1)
These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.
[1] "The most important thing about an Indian car is the Hupe" [2]
[1] „Das Wichtigste an einem indischen Auto ist die Hupe.“[2]
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Hupe | die Hupen |
| Genitiv | der Hupe | der Hupen |
| Dativ | der Hupe | den Hupen |
| Akkusativ | die Hupe | die Hupen |
Pronunciation
In context
![[1] eine Hupe](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Minimax_pneumatische-Hupe_Makrofon-spezial.jpg)
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