Why is it der Rollator?
Rollator 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] walking aid in the form of a mobile construction attached to wheels, to which you can support yourself
[1] Gehhilfe in Form einer auf Rädern angebrachten fahrbaren Konstruktion, auf die man sich aufstützen kannExamples
[1] My father goes with a rollerator
[1] Mein Vater geht mit einem Rollator.
[1] "The residents were just shoting up with their walking sticks and walkers in the community dining room, because it was relatively well-heighted people, because it was a private, so-called 'luxury' care home."
[1] „Die Heimbewohner schlurften gerade mit ihren Gehstöcken und Rollatoren in den gemeinschaftlichen Speisesaal. Es waren durch die Bank relativ betuchte Leute, denn es handelte sich um ein privates, sogenanntes 'Luxus'-Pflegeheim.“
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Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Rollator | die Rollatoren |
| Genitiv | des Rollators | der Rollatoren |
| Dativ | dem Rollator | den Rollatoren |
| Akkusativ | den Rollator | die Rollatoren |
Pronunciation
In context
![[1] ein Rollator](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rollator.jpg)
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