Why is it die Vegetarierin?

Vegetarierin 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] woman who does not consume meat or animal products

[1] Frau, die kein Fleisch oder keine Tierprodukte verzehrt

Examples

[1] Just because your girlfriend is a vegetarian, you don't have to change your diet completely

[1] Bloß weil deine Freundin Vegetarierin ist, musst du doch deine Ernährung nicht völlig umstellen!

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Vegetarierin die Vegetarierinnen
Genitiv der Vegetarierin der Vegetarierinnen
Dativ der Vegetarierin den Vegetarierinnen
Akkusativ die Vegetarierin die Vegetarierinnen

Pronunciation

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