Why is it die Turnerin?

Turnerin 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] Athlete whose sport is gymnastics

[1] Sportlerin, deren Sportart das Turnen ist

Examples

[1] The gymnasts are also getting younger

[1] Die Turnerinnen werden auch immer jünger!

[1] "Gymnasts were promoted by motorcycling boats in regulated commuting" "

[1] „Turner und Turnerinnen wurden von Motorrettungsbooten in geregeltem Pendelverkehr befördert.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Turnerin die Turnerinnen
Genitiv der Turnerin der Turnerinnen
Dativ der Turnerin den Turnerinnen
Akkusativ die Turnerin die Turnerinnen

Pronunciation

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