Why is it der Pfirsich?
Pfirsich ends in -ich, and most nouns ending in -ich are masculine: in a German dictionary, 85% of them take der.
All nouns ending in -ich der
Meaning
[1] Fruit of the peach tree
[1] Frucht des Pfirsichbaums[2] colloquially: peach tree
[2] umgangssprachlich: PfirsichbaumExamples
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Pfirsich | die Pfirsiche |
| Genitiv | des Pfirsichs des Pfirsiches | der Pfirsiche |
| Dativ | dem Pfirsich dem Pfirsiche | den Pfirsichen |
| Akkusativ | den Pfirsich | die Pfirsiche |
Pronunciation
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