Why is it der Sponsor?
Sponsor ends in -or, and almost all nouns ending in -or are masculine: in a German dictionary, 93% of them take der.
All nouns ending in -or der
Meaning
[1] Financial supporter of a person, a group or a company someone who operates sponsorship
[1] finanzieller Unterstützer einer Person, einer Gruppe oder eines Unternehmens; jemand, der Sponsoring betreibtExamples
[1] Without such a spacious sponsor, the expedition could never have taken place
[1] Ohne so einen großzügigen Sponsor hätte die Expedition nie stattfinden können.
[1] "Therefore, our very best thanks go to all representatives of our sponsors"
[1] „Daher gebührt allen Vertretern unserer Sponsoren unser allerherzlichster Dank.“
More source examples (1)
These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.
[1] "Carnival is a million business, and sponsors want it more funny than evil"
[1] „Karneval ist ein Millionengeschäft, und Sponsoren wollen es eher lustig als böse.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Sponsor | die Sponsoren |
| Genitiv | des Sponsors | der Sponsoren |
| Dativ | dem Sponsor | den Sponsoren |
| Akkusativ | den Sponsor | die Sponsoren |
Pronunciation
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