Why is it die Heldin?
Heldin 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] This heroine saved her wife and children from the burning homeland
[1] Diese Heldin rettete ihre Frau und Kinder aus dem brennenden Haus.
[1] "In those times, the mothers were the silent heroines: always tired, always smashed, but of tremendous toughness and energy and imaginative" "
[1] „Die Mütter waren in jenen Zeiten die stillen Heldinnen: immer müde, immer zerschlagen, aber von ungeheurer Zähigkeit und Energie und Einfallskraft.“
More source examples (2)
These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.
[2] "Pippi Longstocking" is the heroine of the book series of the same name
[2] „Pippi Langstrumpf“ ist die Heldin der gleichnamigen Bücherreihe.
[2] "Then she brought all the folders on the way to San Giobbe to hear the story of the heroine herself"
[2] „Dann brachte sie alle Müßiggänger auf den Weg nach San Giobbe, um die Geschichte von der Heldin selbst zu hören.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Heldin | die Heldinnen |
| Genitiv | der Heldin | der Heldinnen |
| Dativ | der Heldin | den Heldinnen |
| Akkusativ | die Heldin | die Heldinnen |
Pronunciation
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