Why is it die Lawinenwarnung?

Lawinenwarnung is a compound noun, and German compounds take the article of their last word: die Warnung. So it’s die Lawinenwarnung.

Sense 1
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Meaning

[1] Warning of the risk of an avalanche exit

[1] Warnung vor der Gefahr eines Lawinenabganges

Examples

[1] Avalanche warnings are unfortunately often not taken seriously

[1] Lawinenwarnungen werden leider oft nicht ernst genommen.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Lawinenwarnung die Lawinenwarnungen
Genitiv der Lawinenwarnung der Lawinenwarnungen
Dativ der Lawinenwarnung den Lawinenwarnungen
Akkusativ die Lawinenwarnung die Lawinenwarnungen

Pronunciation

In context

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