Why is it die Koralle?
Koralle ends in -e, and most nouns ending in -e are feminine: in a German dictionary, 79% of them take die.
All nouns ending in -eMeaning
[1] Zoology, nettle animals: sea animal from the class of flower animals that lives in colonies
[1] Zoologie, Nesseltiere: Meerestier aus der Klasse der Blumentiere, das in Kolonien lebt[2] The lime skeleton formed by stone corals
[2] Das von Steinkorallen gebildete Kalkskelett[3] Jewelry stone from [2]
[3] Schmuckstein aus [2][4] Mycology: Family of the mushrooms (botanical: Ramariaceae)
[4] Mykologie: Familie der Pilze (botanisch: Ramariaceae)[5] Substantial: spiked collar in the case of dogs to be set up
[5] verniedlichend: Stachelhalsband bei abzurichtenden HundenExamples
[1] Corals live exclusively in the maker
[1] Korallen leben ausschließlich im Meer.
[1] "The coral leads back to the Wunderkammer, where it is one of its most beautiful exhibits in honor"
[1] „Die Koralle führt zurück zur Wunderkammer, wo sie als eines ihrer schönsten Exponate zu Ehren kam.“
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Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Koralle | die Korallen |
| Genitiv | der Koralle | der Korallen |
| Dativ | der Koralle | den Korallen |
| Akkusativ | die Koralle | die Korallen |
Pronunciation
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