Why is it die Karibik?
Karibik ends in -ik, and almost all nouns ending in -ik are feminine: in a German dictionary, 93% of them take die.
All nouns ending in -ik die
Meaning
[1] Southeastern part of the American Mediterranean with the island world of this sea
[1] südöstlicher Teil des Amerikanischen Mittelmeers mit der Inselwelt dieses MeeresExamples
[1] You are on a cruise in the Caribbean
[1] Sie sind auf einer Kreuzfahrt in die Karibik.
[1] Many international pop stars come from the Caribbean
[1] Viele internationale Popstars stammen aus der Karibik.
More source examples (2)
These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.
[1] "Previously, for 150 years, new groups of adventurers have been poured into the Caribbean for a good 150 years"
[1] „Zuvor waren gut 150 Jahre lang aus den Mutterländern Europas immer neue Gruppen von Abenteurern in die Karibik geströmt.“
[1] "The indigenous population had already been sold or enslaved by the Spaniards and dragged into the Spanish colonies of the Caribbean"
[1] „Die Urbevölkerung war bereits von den Spaniern vertrieben oder versklavt und in die spanischen Kolonien der Karibik verschleppt worden.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Karibik | — |
| Genitiv | der Karibik | — |
| Dativ | der Karibik | — |
| Akkusativ | die Karibik | — |
Pronunciation
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