Why is it das Skatturnier?

Skatturnier is a compound noun, and German compounds take the article of their last word: das Turnier. So it’s das Skatturnier.

Sense 1
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Meaning

[1] Tournament in skat games

[1] Turnier im Skatspielen

Examples

[1] At the last Skatturnier I was eliminated right from the start

[1] Beim letzten Skatturnier schied ich gleich zu Beginn aus.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Skatturnier die Skatturniere
Genitiv des Skatturnieres des Skatturniers der Skatturniere
Dativ dem Skatturnier dem Skatturniere den Skatturnieren
Akkusativ das Skatturnier die Skatturniere

Pronunciation

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