Why is it der Litauer?
Litauer ends in -er, and most nouns ending in -er are masculine: in a German dictionary, 86% of them take der.
All nouns ending in -er der
Meaning
[1] Citizens of Lithuania, a person from Lithuania, belonging to the Lithuanian people
[1] Staatsbürger von Litauen, aus Litauen stammende Person, zum Volk der Litauer gehörige PersonExamples
[1] Valdas is born in Lithuania
[1] Valdas ist gebürtiger Litauer.
[1] Around 22,000 Lithuanians live in Latvia.
[1] In Lettland leben etwa 22.000 Litauer.
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Litauer | die Litauer |
| Genitiv | des Litauers | der Litauer |
| Dativ | dem Litauer | den Litauern |
| Akkusativ | den Litauer | die Litauer |
Pronunciation
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