Why is it die Platine?
Platine ends in -ine, and almost all nouns ending in -ine are feminine: in a German dictionary, 93% of them take die.
All nouns ending in -ine die
Meaning
Examples
[1] In the computer there are also own boards for graphics editing
[1] Im Computer befinden sich auch eigene Platinen zur Grafikbearbeitung.
[1] "The circuit board has the size of half a European sheet (100 x 80 mm) and is stuck on both sides"
[1] „Die Platine hat die Größe einer halben Europlatine (100 x 80 mm) und ist beidseitig bestückt.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Platine | die Platinen |
| Genitiv | der Platine | der Platinen |
| Dativ | der Platine | den Platinen |
| Akkusativ | die Platine | die Platinen |
Pronunciation
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