Why is it die Gewinnerin?
Gewinnerin 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
Examples
[1] The winner received a bouquet of flowers
[1] Die Gewinnerin erhielt einen Blumenstrauß.
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Gewinnerin | die Gewinnerinnen |
| Genitiv | der Gewinnerin | der Gewinnerinnen |
| Dativ | der Gewinnerin | den Gewinnerinnen |
| Akkusativ | die Gewinnerin | die Gewinnerinnen |
Pronunciation
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