Why is it der Rittersaal?

Rittersaal is a compound noun, and German compounds take the article of their last word: der Saal. So it’s der Rittersaal.

Sense 1
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Meaning

[1] Large room in castles and castles, rarely also other buildings

[1] großer Raum in Burgen und Schlössern, selten auch anderen Gebäuden

Examples

[1] The orchestra's Advent concert found in the knight's hall of the castle

[1] Das Adventskonzert des Orchesters fand im Rittersaal der Burg statt.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Rittersaal die Rittersäle
Genitiv des Rittersaals des Rittersaales der Rittersäle
Dativ dem Rittersaal dem Rittersaale den Rittersälen
Akkusativ den Rittersaal die Rittersäle

Pronunciation

In context

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