Why is it die Profession?
Profession ends in -ion, and almost all nouns ending in -ion are feminine: in a German dictionary, 94% of them take die.
All nouns ending in -ion die
Meaning
[1] Profession, appeal, trade, craft, passion (confess something)
[1] Beruf, Berufung, Gewerbe, Handwerk, Leidenschaft (sich zu etwas bekennen)Examples
[1] The carpenter is its profession
[1] Das Tischlerhandwerk ist seine Profession.
[1] "Freiligrath constantly thought of just throwing his profession away"
[1] „Ständig dachte Freiligrath daran, seine Profession einfach wegzuwerfen.“
More source examples (1)
These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.
[1] "Also on the Entoto, the Holy Hausberg Addis Abebas, it bubbles and attracts many dodgy figures of the professions of Aidsheiler and devil expenditure" "
[1] „Auch auf dem Entoto, dem heiligen Hausberg Addis Abebas, sprudelt es und lockt viele zwielichtige Gestalten der Professionen Aidsheiler und Teufelsaustreiber an.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Profession | die Professionen |
| Genitiv | der Profession | der Professionen |
| Dativ | der Profession | den Professionen |
| Akkusativ | die Profession | die Professionen |
Pronunciation
Dictionary entries include material from Wiktionary. Wiktionary