German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯tɪn/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈfeːɐ̯tɪn/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
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  • Rhymes: -ɛʁtɪn
  • Hyphenation: Ge‧fähr‧tin

Noun

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Gefährtin f (genitive Gefährtin, plural Gefährtinnen, masculine Gefährte)

  1. companion (female, or sexless but feminine), friend (female, or sexless but feminine)
    Sie war meine Gefährtin für viele Jahre.She was my companion for many years.

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