Why is it die Russin?
Russin 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] Citizen of Russia or relatives of the Russian people
[1] Staatsbürgerin Russlands oder Angehörige des russischen VolkesExamples
[1] My grandmother maternal is a Russian
[1] Meine Großmutter mütterlicherseits ist eine Russin.
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Russin | die Russinnen |
| Genitiv | der Russin | der Russinnen |
| Dativ | der Russin | den Russinnen |
| Akkusativ | die Russin | die Russinnen |
die
Meaning
[1] Female person from Russia
[1] weibliche Person aus RusslandExamples
Ole
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Declension
| f | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Wortform | de Russin | de Russinnen |
| Diminutiv | — | — |
Pronunciation
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