Why is it der Reformator?
Reformator ends in -or, and almost all nouns ending in -or are masculine: in a German dictionary, 93% of them take der.
All nouns ending in -or der
Meaning
[1] person of church history that promotes the Reformation
[1] Person der Kirchengeschichte, die die Reformation befördertExamples
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Reformator | die Reformatoren |
| Genitiv | des Reformators | der Reformatoren |
| Dativ | dem Reformator | den Reformatoren |
| Akkusativ | den Reformator | die Reformatoren |
Pronunciation
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