Herrin

German

Etymology

Herr (“lord, master”) +‎ -in (“feminine suffix”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛʁɪn/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Herrin f (genitive Herrin, plural Herrinnen)

1. lady (female equivalent of a lord)

   Maria von Antiochia-Armenien, Herrin von Toron

   Maria of Antioch-Armenia, lady of Toron

2. (also figurative) mistress (woman with control or authority over others; female equivalent of master)

   was kann ich für Euch tun, meine Herrin?

   what may I do for you, my mistress?

   sie war total Herrin der Lage

   she was totally in control of (lit. "master of") the situation

Usage notes

This is the female equivalent of Herr in some of its senses, for female equivalents of the other senses see Dame and Frau. See also Meister, Meisterin for other senses of "master".

Declension

Declension of Herrin [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Herrin	die	Herrinnen
genitive	einer	der	Herrin	der	Herrinnen
dative	einer	der	Herrin	den	Herrinnen
accusative	eine	die	Herrin	die	Herrinnen

Further reading

• “Herrin” in Duden online
• “Herrin”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)