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The article for

Pianistin

die Pianistin

Pianistin is a feminine German noun. Its article is die.

Plural
die Pianistinnen

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Why is it die Pianistin?

Pianistin 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
Sense 1
die

Meaning

[1] A female person who plays (professionally) piano

[1] eine weibliche Person, die (beruflich) Klavier spielt

Examples

[1] Sabina Hank is an Austrian pianist

[1] Sabina Hank ist eine österreichische Pianistin.

[1] "Experts predict a safe future as a pianist of international rank"

[1] „Fachleute prophezeiten ihr eine sichere Zukunft als Pianistin von internationalem Rang.“
More source examples (3)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "The pianist and composer Clara Schumann asked her to write the libretto for an opera of her husband Robert to write"

[1] „Die Pianistin und Komponistin Clara Schumann bat sie, das Libretto für eine Oper ihres Mannes Robert zu schreiben.“

[1] "Then Sabina remembered that Jay knew this story and knew that this was told by Lillian and Lillian had not continued as a harpist, but as a pianist"

[1] „Da fiel Sabina ein, daß Jay diese Geschichte kannte und wußte, daß dies von Lillian erzählt wurde; und Lillian hatte nicht als Harfenistin, sondern als Pianistin weitergespielt.“

[1] "This finally showed him that she was a professional pianist Warä"

[1] „Das zeigte ihm endgültig, dass sie eine professionelle Pianistin war.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Pianistin die Pianistinnen
Genitiv der Pianistin der Pianistinnen
Dativ der Pianistin den Pianistinnen
Akkusativ die Pianistin die Pianistinnen

Pronunciation

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