Why is it die Ledermappe?

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

Sense 1
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Meaning

[1] Leather folder

[1] Mappe aus Leder

Examples

[1] Leather folders were still large in the 20 -man century.

[1] Im 20. Jahrhundert waren Ledermappen noch groß in Mode.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Ledermappe die Ledermappen
Genitiv der Ledermappe der Ledermappen
Dativ der Ledermappe den Ledermappen
Akkusativ die Ledermappe die Ledermappen

Pronunciation

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