Why is it der Whistler?
Whistler 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] mostly in the plural, physics: electromagnetic wave that are sent out of flashes in the troposphere and run through the space along the magnetic field lines of the earth
[1] meist im Plural, Physik: elektromagnetische Welle, die von Blitzen in der Troposphäre ausgesendet werden und entlang der magnetischen Feldlinien der Erde den Raum durchlaufenExamples
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Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Whistler | die Whistler |
| Genitiv | des Whistlers | der Whistler |
| Dativ | dem Whistler | den Whistlern |
| Akkusativ | den Whistler | die Whistler |
Pronunciation
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