Why is it die Byzantinerin?
Byzantinerin 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 die
Meaning
[1] Historical: inhabitant of Byzantium, the Byzantine Empire
[1] historisch: Einwohnerin von Byzanz, dem Byzantinischen ReichExamples
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Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Byzantinerin | die Byzantinerinnen |
| Genitiv | der Byzantinerin | der Byzantinerinnen |
| Dativ | der Byzantinerin | den Byzantinerinnen |
| Akkusativ | die Byzantinerin | die Byzantinerinnen |
Pronunciation
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