Why is it der Veltliner?

Veltliner 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
Sense 1
der

Meaning

[1] Synonymous by Green Veltliner

[1] Synonym von Grüner Veltliner

Examples

Ole

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Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Veltliner die Veltliner
Genitiv des Veltliners der Veltliner
Dativ dem Veltliner den Veltlinern
Akkusativ den Veltliner die Veltliner

Pronunciation

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