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The article for

Athletin

die Athletin

Athletin is a feminine German noun. Its article is die.

Plural
die Athletinnen

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Why is it die Athletin?

Athletin ends in -in, and most nouns ending in -in are feminine: in a German dictionary, 88% of them take die.

All nouns ending in -in
Sense 1
die

Meaning

[1] Female person who is doing sports or in a competition partial athlete, competitor

[1] weibliche Person, die Sport treibt oder an einem Wettkampf teilnimmt; Sportlerin, Wettkämpferin

[2] Female person with strong physique and pronounced muscles

[2] weibliche Person mit kräftigem Körperbau und ausgeprägter Muskulatur

Examples

[1] The athlete has just crossed the goal

[1] Die Athletin hat soeben das Ziel durchquert.

[1] "Depression in top sport has been a permanent topic in the public discourse since the suicides of well -known athletes"

[1] „Depressionen im Spitzensport sind seit den Suiziden bekannter Athleten und Athletinnen ein Dauerthema im öffentlichen Diskurs.“
More source examples (1)

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[2] Your circle of friends refers to her as athlete

[2] Ihr Freundeskreis bezeichnet sie als Athletin.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Athletin die Athletinnen
Genitiv der Athletin der Athletinnen
Dativ der Athletin den Athletinnen
Akkusativ die Athletin die Athletinnen

Pronunciation

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