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The article for

Latrine

die Latrine

Latrine is a feminine German noun. Its article is die.

Plural
die Latrinen

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Why is it die Latrine?

Latrine ends in -ine, and almost all nouns ending in -ine are feminine: in a German dictionary, 93% of them take die.

All nouns ending in -ine
Sense 1
die

Meaning

[1] Also soldier language: a makeshift abortion, which serves the emergency of people

[1] auch soldatensprachlich: ein behelfsmäßiger Abort, welcher der Notdurft von Menschen dient

Examples

[1] Unfortunately I have to clean the latrine this week

[1] Leider muss ich diese Woche die Latrine putzen.

[1] "After the meal I apologized and asked for the latest" "

[1] „Nach dem Essen entschuldigte ich mich und fragte nach der Latrine.“
More source examples (3)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "Instead, he decided to go to the latrine to go"

[1] „Stattdessen entschied er sich, auf die Latrine zu gehen.“

[1] "We were standing at the latrine when they passed"

[1] „Wir standen gerade bei der Latrine, als sie vorübergingen.“

[1] "He now knew the latrine to find"

[1] „Er wußte jetzt die Latrine zu finden.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Latrine die Latrinen
Genitiv der Latrine der Latrinen
Dativ der Latrine den Latrinen
Akkusativ die Latrine die Latrinen

Pronunciation

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