noun
female doctor
B1
Means 'female doctor'. Feminine noun: die Ärztin, plural Ärztinnen. Formed from Arzt with suffix -in; feminine plural adds -innen and is regular. Male 'Arzt' has irregular plural 'Ärzte'. Declines regularly: dative plural den Ärztinnen, genitive der Ärztinnen. Use appropriate articles.
Examples
Die Patientin suchte die Ärztin auf, nachdem die Symptome schlimmer geworden waren, damit sie untersucht werden konnte.
The patient visited the female doctor after the symptoms had worsened so that she could be examined.
Die Ärztin hat mir ein Rezept für das Medikament ausgestellt.
The doctor gave me a prescription for the medication.
Ich gehe zur Ärztin.
I'm going to the doctor (female).
Details
Mnemonics
Imagine a woman in a white coat with a stethoscope and a name badge that reads 'Ärztin'.
Sounds a bit like 'artist' + 'tin' — but picture a medical professional, not an artist.
Feminine: many German feminine job titles end in -in; remember 'die Ärztin' = a female doctor.
Notes
Ärztin specifically denotes a female physician; the male form is Arzt. In formal contexts you may see gender-neutral forms (Ärzt:innen).