Why is it die Provence?
Provence 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] The landscape in the outermost southeast of France
[1] die Landschaft im äußersten Südosten von FrankreichExamples
[1] Herbs of Provence are commercially available as a spice mixture and typical of the Provencal cuisine
[1] Kräuter der Provence sind als Gewürzmischung handelsüblich und typisch für die provenzalische Küche.
[1] “The mountain hikers in Provence fire every cyclist who creeps past them, allze allez! anan "
[1] „Die Bergwanderer in der Provence feuern jeden Radfahrer, der an ihnen vorbeikriecht, mit allez! allez! an.“
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Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Provence | — |
| Genitiv | der Provence | — |
| Dativ | der Provence | — |
| Akkusativ | die Provence | — |
Pronunciation
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