Is it der, die or das Weiler? – der Weiler, plural die Weiler

Why is it der Weiler?

Weiler 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] Housing or a homestead consisting of a few buildings, significantly smaller than a village

[1] Wohnsiedlung oder ein Gehöft bestehend aus wenigen Gebäuden, deutlich kleiner als ein Dorf

Examples

[1] There are many walom in our district
[1] In unserem Landkreis gibt es viele Weiler.

[1] "During the entire Hallstatt and Latène period, the hamlet, consisting of several homes, was the most widespread settlement form" "
[1] „In der gesamten Hallstatt- und Latènezeit war der Weiler, bestehend aus mehreren Gehöften, die weitverbreitetste Siedlungsform.“

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These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "Four hours later I stopped behind a hamlet and learned that I was twenty -four miles away from Treviso"
[1] „Vier Stunden später hielt ich hinter einem Weiler an und erfuhr, daß ich vierundzwanzig Meilen von Treviso entfernt war.“

Declension

1	Singular	Plural
Nominativ	der Weiler	die Weiler
Genitiv	des Weilers	der Weiler
Dativ	dem Weiler	den Weilern
Akkusativ	den Weiler	die Weiler

Sense 2

das

Meaning

Frequent place name in the southwest of German -speaking countries

[1] häufiger Ortsname im Südwesten des deutschsprachigen Raums

Examples

[1] Tomorrow we will go to Weilerä
[1] Morgen fahren wir nach Weiler.

Grammar note

The article is needed if "hamlet" in a certain quality, at a certain time or period as a subject or object in the sentence, is otherwise, i.e. usually, no article is used.

Declension

1	Singular	Plural
Nominativ	(das) Weiler	—
Genitiv	(des Weiler) (des Weilers) Weilers	—
Dativ	(dem) Weiler	—
Akkusativ	(das) Weiler	—

Weiler

Why is it der Weiler?

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