Why is it die Spinne?

Spinne ends in -e, and most nouns ending in -e are feminine: in a German dictionary, 79% of them take die.

All nouns ending in -e
Sense 1
die

Meaning

[1] Entomology: small eight-legged animal, which often spins threads

[1] Entomologie: kleines achtbeiniges Tier, das häufig Fäden spinnt

Examples

[1] A spider catches many insect.

[1] Eine Spinne fängt viele Insekten.

[1] The benefits of spiders for man is Grand.

[1] Der Nutzen der Spinnen für den Menschen ist groß.
More source examples (2)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] A world without spinning is unthinkable.

[1] Eine Welt ohne Spinnen ist undenkbar.

[1] "That made all the spiders SO." [2]

[1] „Das machten alle Spinnen so.“[2]

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Spinne die Spinnen
Genitiv der Spinne der Spinnen
Dativ der Spinne den Spinnen
Akkusativ die Spinne die Spinnen

Pronunciation

In context

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