Why is it die Chirurgin?
Chirurgin 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] Medicine: Specialist in surgical treatment
[1] Medizin: Fachärztin für operative HeilbehandlungExamples
[1] The fractures were treated by the surgeon.
[1] Die Knochenbrüche wurden von der Chirurgin behandelt.
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Chirurgin | die Chirurginnen |
| Genitiv | der Chirurgin | der Chirurginnen |
| Dativ | der Chirurgin | den Chirurginnen |
| Akkusativ | die Chirurgin | die Chirurginnen |
Pronunciation
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