Why is it die Mette?

Mette ends in -e, and most nouns ending in -e are feminine: in a German dictionary, 79% of them take die.

All nouns ending in -e
Sense 1
die

Meaning

[1] Christian liturgy that takes place late at night, at night or early in the morning

[1] christliche Liturgie, die spätabends, nachts oder frühmorgens stattfindet

Examples

[1] Easter many people go to the Mettea

[1] Ostern gehen viele Menschen in die Mette.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Mette die Metten
Genitiv der Mette der Metten
Dativ der Mette den Metten
Akkusativ die Mette die Metten
Sense 2
die

Meaning

[1] Danish female first name

[1] dänischer weiblicher Vorname

Examples

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Pronunciation

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