Why is it die Initiatorin?
Initiatorin 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] Trigger, causer, prompted one or more events, also in the broader sense organizer, founder, organizer
[1] Auslöserin, Verursacherin, Veranlasserin eines oder mehrerer Ereignisse, auch im weiteren Sinne Veranstalterin, Begründerin, OrganisatorinExamples
[1] Who was the initiator of this development
[1] Wer war denn die Initiatorin dieser Entwicklung?
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Initiatorin | die Initiatorinnen |
| Genitiv | der Initiatorin | der Initiatorinnen |
| Dativ | der Initiatorin | den Initiatorinnen |
| Akkusativ | die Initiatorin | die Initiatorinnen |
Pronunciation
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