die Kapitänin (captain)

die Kapitänin

like die Flamme

Is it der, die or das Kapitänin?

It's die Kapitänin. Plural: die Kapitäninnen.

Meaning
captain
Gender
feminine
Level
A2 · People
Riddle
Das Wort für die Person, die ein Schiff führt.
Also
der Kapitän (captain)

Why it's die: -in

Female forms of people and jobs: der Lehrer → die Lehrerin. Kapitänin follows the rule.

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Kapitänin in other languages

Czech
kapitánka
Slovak
kapitánka
Hungarian
kapitány
Slovenian
kapitanka
Italian
capitana
Croatian
kapetanica
Bosnian
kapetanica
Serbian
kapetanica
Romanian
căpitană
Polish
kapitanka
Ukrainian
капітанка
Turkish
kaptan
Arabic
قبطانة
Persian
ناخدا
Dari (Afghanistan)
کپتان
Pashto (Afghanistan)
کپتانه

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