Definition
A woman who writes a book, article, script, or another original text.
Translations
- English
- female author
- Français
- autrice
- Türkçe
- kadın yazar
- Polski
- autorka
- Русский
- автор
- Українська
- авторка
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Autorin
- B1
- Noun
- Work & Professions
- Communication
female author
/diː ʔaʊ̯ˈtoːʁɪn/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- die
- Gender
- Feminine
- Plural
- Autorinnen
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- B1
- Morphology
- Derived word
- Topics
- Work & ProfessionsPrimaryCommunication
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Die Autorin beantwortete Fragen zu ihrem neuen Buch.NominativSing.The author answered questions about her new book.
- Ich traf gestern die Autorin im Verlag.AkkusativSing.Yesterday I met the author at the publishing house.
- Die Redakteurin gab der Autorin wertvolle Hinweise.DativSing.The editor gave the author valuable advice.
- Die Stimme der Autorin war im Interview deutlich zu hören.GenitivSing.The author’s voice could be heard clearly in the interview.
- Die Autorinnen diskutierten über ihre neuen Texte.NominativPlur.The female authors discussed their new texts.
- Der Verlag stellte die Autorinnen auf der Messe vor.AkkusativPlur.The publishing house introduced the female authors at the fair.
- Die Redaktion bot den Autorinnen weitere Veröffentlichungen an.DativPlur.The editorial department offered the female authors further publications.
- Die Bücher der Autorinnen wurden international verkauft.GenitivPlur.The books by the female authors were sold internationally.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Autorin/aʊ̯ˈtoːʁɪn/
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Article phrase
die Autorin/diː ʔaʊ̯ˈtoːʁɪn/
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Plural
Autorinnen/aʊ̯ˈtoːʁɪnən/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Autorin | die Autorinnen |
| Akkusativ | die Autorin | die Autorinnen |
| Dativ | der Autorin | den Autorinnen |
| Genitiv | der Autorin | der Autorinnen |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationein Gespräch mit der Autorin
- Collocationein Buch von einer Autorin
- Verb constructiondie Autorin interviewen + Akkusativ
- Collocationals Autorin arbeiten
- Sentence patternDie Autorin veröffentlicht einen neuen Roman.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
No semantic relations have been added for this sense.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeDerived word
- AutorOther
- -inSuffix
„Autorin“ is a feminine derivation of „Autor“ with the suffix „-in“.
Word family
- Autor — male author