Why is it das Ohio?
Ohio ends in -o, but that ending doesn’t settle the article: in a German dictionary, 45% of -o nouns take das, 43% take der, and 11% take die. So learn it with its article: das Ohio.
Which endings you can rely on das
Meaning
Examples
[1] Cincinnati is located in Ohioe
[1] Cincinnati liegt in Ohio.
[1] The Ohio of the nineteenth century is particularly remembered because of the Toledo War
[1] Das Ohio des neunzehnten Jahrhunderts ist vor allem wegen des Toledo-Kriegs in Erinnerung geblieben.
Grammar note
The article is needed if "Ohio" in a certain quality, at a certain time or period as a subject or object in the sentence, is otherwise, i.e. usually, no article is used.
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | (das) Ohio | — |
| Genitiv | (des Ohio) (des Ohios) Ohios | — |
| Dativ | (dem) Ohio | — |
| Akkusativ | (das) Ohio | — |
Pronunciation
Dictionary entries include material from Wiktionary. Wiktionary