Oberin

See also: oberin

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoːbəʁɪn/

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Noun

Oberin f (genitive Oberin, plural Oberinnen)

1. (Roman Catholicism) (mother) superior (leader of a convent, especially one that is a branch of another)
2. (rather rare) feminine of Ober (“waiter”)

Declension

Declension of Oberin [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Oberin	die	Oberinnen
genitive	einer	der	Oberin	der	Oberinnen
dative	einer	der	Oberin	den	Oberinnen
accusative	eine	die	Oberin	die	Oberinnen

Hyponyms

• (Catholicism): Äbtissin

Derived terms

• Mutter Oberin