Kollegin

/kɔˈleːɡɪn/

die noun A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Kolleginnen

Meaning

  1. colleague (female)

    • Meine Kollegin hilft mir oft.

      My colleague often helps me.

N Category Person Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: person. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: animate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

mitarbeiterin

Mitarbeiterin is more general, any female employee, not necessarily a peer; Kollegin is more about a peer relationship — both mean "colleague."

Practice

1 What does Kollegin mean?

2 Fill the gap: Meine ___ hilft mir oft.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Kollegin?

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