Why is it das Madison?

No ending, compound or meaning rule gives away the article of Madison, so learn the two together: das Madison.

Sense 1
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Meaning

[1] Capital of the US state of Wisconsin

[1] Hauptstadt des US-Bundesstaates Wisconsin

Examples

[1] Her father was born in Madison

[1] Ihr Vater wurde in Madison geboren.

[1] Next year we will move to Madison Umä

[1] Nächstes Jahr ziehen wir nach Madison um.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ (das) Madison —
Genitiv (des Madison) (des Madisons) Madisons —
Dativ (dem) Madison —
Akkusativ (das) Madison —

Pronunciation

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