Why is it der Sake?

Sake ends in -e. Most nouns with this ending are feminine (79% take die), but Sake is an exception: der Sake.

The other -e exceptions
Sense 1
der

Meaning

[1] Japanese alcoholic drink, which is made from yeast fermented rice and is drunk hot

[1] japanisches alkoholisches Getränk, das aus mit Hefe vergorenem Reis hergestellt wird und heiß getrunken wird

Examples

[1] For the sushi we drank sake dep

[1] Zum Sushi tranken wir Sake.

[1] "The sake kept me warm"

[1] „Der Sake hielt mich warm.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Sake —
Genitiv des Sake —
Dativ dem Sake —
Akkusativ den Sake —

Pronunciation

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