Is it der, die or das Salto? – der Salto, plural die Saltos

Why is it der Salto?

Salto ends in -o, but that ending doesn’t settle the article: in a German dictionary, 45% of -o nouns take das, 43% take der, and 11% take die. So learn it with its article: der Salto.

Which endings you can rely on

Sense 1

der

Meaning

[1] A role in the air The quick rotation of a person or aircraft around his cross axle in the air

[1] eine Rolle in der Luft; die schnelle Drehung eines Menschen oder Flugzeugs um seine Querachse in der Luft

Examples

[1] For joy, she performed a somersault
[1] Vor Freude vollführte sie einen Salto.

[1] Saltos are often performed at flight shows, but these are mostly called looping
[1] Bei Flugschauen werden oft Saltos vollführt, diese werden aber meist Loopings genannt.

Declension

1	Singular	Plural 1	Plural 2
Nominativ	der Salto	die Saltos	die Salti
Genitiv	des Saltos	der Saltos	der Salti
Dativ	dem Salto	den Saltos	den Salti
Akkusativ	den Salto	die Saltos	die Salti

Pronunciation

In context

[1] Flugzeug beim Salto Wikimedia Commons