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The article for

Westfale

der Westfale

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

Plural
die Westfalen

Learn the noun together with its article. See the article rules.

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Why is it der Westfale?

Westfale ends in -e. Most nouns with this ending are feminine (79% take die), but Westfale is an exception: der Westfale.

The other -e exceptions
Sense 1
der

Meaning

[1] Person who comes from Westphalia

[1] Person, die aus Westfalen kommt

[2] Historically: Relatives of one of the three large old Saxon tribes

[2] historisch: Angehöriger einer der drei großen altsächsischen Stämme

Examples

[1] Jupp is born in Westphalia

[1] Jupp ist gebürtiger Westfale.

[1] Rhinelander and Westphalia like to tell jokes on top of each other

[1] Rheinländer und Westfalen erzählen gerne Witze übereinander.
More source examples (1)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[2] "Charlemagne achieved success rapidly and in summer 775 first forced the East falen under their leader Hessi, then the Engern under Brun and finally the Westphalia for the recognition of his gentlemen"

[2] „Karl der Große erzielte rasch Erfolge und zwang im Sommer 775 zuerst die Ostfalen unter ihrem Anführer Hessi, dann die Engern unter Brun und zuletzt auch die Westfalen zur Anerkennung seiner Herrschaft.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Westfale die Westfalen
Genitiv des Westfalen der Westfalen
Dativ dem Westfalen den Westfalen
Akkusativ den Westfalen die Westfalen

Pronunciation

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