noun
female winner, female champion
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Siegerin: Feminine noun meaning 'female winner' or 'female champion'. Article: die Siegerin; plural: die Siegerinnen. Used for women who win contests, sports, competitions. Formed from Sieger (male) by adding -in; plural adds -nen (Siegerinnen). Declension follows regular feminine patterns. Genitive: der Siegerin.
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Die Jury ehrte die Siegerin, nachdem die Ergebnisse bekannt wurden.
The jury honored the (female) winner after the results became known.
Die Siegerin bekam Blumen und Applaus von der Menge.
The female winner received flowers and applause from the crowd.
Als erste Läuferin der Staffel war sie die Siegerin des Rennens.
As the first runner of the relay, she was the race's champion.
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picture a woman on a winners' podium wearing a medal and a sash that says 'Siegerin'
sounds like 'see-ger-in' (imagine 'in' as feminine ending)
die (feminine) — remember the -in ending is typically feminine: 'die Siegerin'
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Formed from the masculine base Sieger with the feminine suffix -in. Plural is Siegerinnen. Use when you specifically mean a female winner.