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German
Etymology
Schäfer (“shepherd”) + -in
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃɛːfɐʁɪn/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /ˈʃeːfɐʁɪn/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
- Hyphenation: Schä‧fe‧rin
Noun
Schäferin f (genitive Schäferin, plural Schäferinnen, masculine Schäfer)
- shepherdess
Declension
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