Why is it die Skyline?
Skyline ends in -ine, and almost all nouns ending in -ine are feminine: in a German dictionary, 93% of them take die.
All nouns ending in -ine die
Meaning
[1] Silhouette of a city, viewed from a distance
[1] Silhouette einer Stadt, aus der Ferne betrachtetExamples
[1] From the Staten Island Ferry you have a breathtaking view of the skyline of Manhattanä
[1] Von der Staten Island Ferry hat man einen atemberaubenden Blick auf die Skyline von Manhattan.
[1] The illustrated book shows Skylines of different cities
[1] Der Bildband zeigt Skylines unterschiedlicher Städte.
More source examples (1)
These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.
[1] "The skyline of the medieval city stood in front of us in the sunlight"
[1] „Vor uns stand die Skyline der mittelalterlichen Stadt im Sonnenlicht.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Skyline | die Skylines |
| Genitiv | der Skyline | der Skylines |
| Dativ | der Skyline | den Skylines |
| Akkusativ | die Skyline | die Skylines |
Pronunciation
In context
![[1] Skyline von New York](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lower_Manhattan_Skyline_December_1991_3_cropped.jpg)
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