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The article for

Weinbau

der Weinbau

Weinbau is a masculine German noun. Its article is der.

Plural
no plural

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Why is it der Weinbau?

Weinbau is a compound noun, and German compounds take the article of their last word: der Bau. So it’s der Weinbau.

All nouns ending in -bau
Sense 1
der

Meaning

[1] Agriculture: Cultivation of wine vines to obtain wine

[1] Landwirtschaft: Kultivierung von Weinreben zur Gewinnung von Wein

Examples

[1] Viticulture has been operated north of the Alps for over 2000 years

[1] Der Weinbau wird nördlich der Alpen schon über 2000 Jahre betrieben.

[1] "Viticulture has a traditional at least 2000 year old in Koblenz"

[1] „Der Weinbau besitzt in Koblenz eine mindestens 2000 Jahre alte Tradition.“
More source examples (2)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "Where viticulture was no longer worthwhile, people liked to turn to tourism"

[1] „Wo der Weinbau nicht mehr lohnte, wandte man sich gerne dem Fremdenverkehr zu.“

[1] "The landscape around Meißen has been characterized by viticulture for centuries"

[1] „Die Landschaft um Meißen ist seit Jahrhunderten vom Weinbau geprägt.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Weinbau —
Genitiv des Weinbaus des Weinbaues —
Dativ dem Weinbau —
Akkusativ den Weinbau —

Pronunciation

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