Jägerin

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German

Etymology

Jäger (“hunter”) +‎ -in

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjɛːɡəʁɪn/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ˈjeːɡəʁɪn/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
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  • Hyphenation: Jä‧ge‧rin

Noun

Jägerin f (genitive Jägerin, plural Jägerinnen, masculine Jäger)

  1. feminine of Jäger: female hunter, huntress
    • 2014, Mircea Pfleiderer, Birgit Rödder, Was Katzen wirklich wollen, page 55:
      Katzen sind perfekte Jägerinnen
      Cats are perfect hunters
      Note: Katze f (“cat”) is feminine but refers to male and female cats, while Kater m (“male cat”) and Kätzin f (“female cat”), which are also used in this book, are sex-specific.

Declension

Declension of Jägerin
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Jägerin die Jägerinnen
genitive einer der Jägerin der Jägerinnen
dative einer der Jägerin den Jägerinnen
accusative eine die Jägerin die Jägerinnen

Further reading

  • “Jägerin” in Duden online
  • “Jägerin” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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