Why is it die Regatta?

No ending, compound or meaning rule gives away the article of Regatta, so learn the two together: die Regatta.

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Meaning

[1] Water sports: race or series of races for boats

[1] Wassersport: Wettfahrt oder Serie von Wettfahrten für Boote

[2] narrow striped fabric

[2] schmal gestreifter Stoff

Examples

[1] Our crew almost won the regatta

[1] Fast hätte unsere Crew die Regatta gewonnen.

[2] Similar fabrics in canvas binding are called regatta, in body bond Kieler Drellä

[2] Ähnliche Gewebe in Leinwandbindung heißen Regatta, in Köperbindung Kieler Drell.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Regatta die Regatten
Genitiv der Regatta der Regatten
Dativ der Regatta den Regatten
Akkusativ die Regatta die Regatten

Pronunciation

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