Why is it die Rivalin?

Rivalin 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] The female person who pursues the same goal as his (e) opponent, but only one can achieve this goal

[1] die weibliche Person, die das gleiche Ziel wie sein(e) Gegner verfolgt, wobei aber nur einer dieses Ziel erreichen kann

Examples

Ole

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Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Rivalin die Rivalinnen
Genitiv der Rivalin der Rivalinnen
Dativ der Rivalin den Rivalinnen
Akkusativ die Rivalin die Rivalinnen

Pronunciation

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