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Pazifik

der Pazifik

Pazifik is a masculine German noun. Its article is der.

Plural
no plural

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Why is it der Pazifik?

Pazifik ends in -ik. Most nouns with this ending are feminine (93% take die), but Pazifik is an exception: der Pazifik.

The other -ik exceptions
Sense 1
der

Meaning

[1] Geography: Short form for the Pacific Ocean

[1] Geografie: Kurzform für den Pazifischer Ozean

Examples

[1] The Pacific is the largest of the oceane

[1] Der Pazifik ist der größte der Ozeane.

[1] "At that time had been dusk and the night, coming from the east, chased the train and overtook it, crossed the Rocky Mountains and hurried to the Pacific" "

[1] „Damals war Abenddämmerung gewesen und die Nacht, aus dem Osten kommend, jagte den Zug und überholte ihn, überschritt die Rocky Mountains und eilte bis an den Pazifik.“
More source examples (1)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "While other explorers were looking for the passage from the Atlantic, Cook should try it in the far north of the Pacific"

[1] „Während andere Entdecker die Passage vom Atlantik aus gesucht hatten, sollte Cook es im hohen Norden des Pazifiks versuchen.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Pazifik —
Genitiv des Pazifik des Pazifiks —
Dativ dem Pazifik —
Akkusativ den Pazifik —

Pronunciation

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