Why is it die Posse?
Posse 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 die
Meaning
[1] Stage piece, which is supposed to encourage confidence, exaggerations and coarse comedy to laugh
[1] Bühnenstück, das durch Verwechslungen, Übertreibungen und derbe Komik zum Lachen anregen sollExamples
[1] Many antics are parodies or travesties of courtly tragedy
[1] Viele Possen sind Parodien oder Travestien höfischer Tragödien.
[1] "In the evening I left Otranto with twenty comedians and six large boxes that contained everything they needed for the performance of their ante" "
[1] „Gegen Abend verließ ich Otranto mit zwanzig Komödianten und sechs großen Kisten, die alles enthielten, was sie für die Aufführung ihrer Possen brauchten.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Posse | die Possen |
| Genitiv | der Posse | der Possen |
| Dativ | der Posse | den Possen |
| Akkusativ | die Posse | die Possen |
Pronunciation
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