Schäferin

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)
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Schä‧fe‧rin

Noun

Schäferin f (genitive Schäferin, plural Schäferinnen, masculine Schäfer)

  1. shepherdess

Declension

Declension of Schäferin [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Schäferin die Schäferinnen
genitive einer der Schäferin der Schäferinnen
dative einer der Schäferin den Schäferinnen
accusative eine die Schäferin die Schäferinnen

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