Why is it die Krain?
Krain ends in -in, and most nouns ending in -in are feminine: in a German dictionary, 88% of them take die.
All nouns ending in -in die
Meaning
[1] Geography: Landscape in Slovenia on the border between Eastern Alps and Karst
[1] Geografie: Landschaft in Slowenien an der Grenze zwischen Ostalpen und KarstExamples
[1] "After the decoupling of Carinthia around 1002, the Carniola became an independent border mark with its own margrave"
[1] „Nach der Abkoppelung von Kärnten um 1002 wurde die Krain eine selbstständige Grenzmark mit eigenen Markgrafen.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Krain | — |
| Genitiv | der Krain | — |
| Dativ | der Krain | — |
| Akkusativ | die Krain | — |
Pronunciation
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