Why is it der Synthesizer?
Synthesizer ends in -er, and most nouns ending in -er are masculine: in a German dictionary, 86% of them take der.
All nouns ending in -er der
Meaning
[1] Musical instrument that generates tones electronically by sound synthesis
[1] Musikinstrument, das auf elektronischem Weg per Klangsynthese Töne erzeugtExamples
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Synthesizer | die Synthesizer |
| Genitiv | des Synthesizers | der Synthesizer |
| Dativ | dem Synthesizer | den Synthesizern |
| Akkusativ | den Synthesizer | die Synthesizer |
Pronunciation
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