Spitzenkandidatin

German

Etymology

Spitze (“top”) +‎ Kandidatin (“candidate”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃpɪt͡sn̩kandiˌdaːtɪn/

• Audio:

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Noun

Spitzenkandidatin f (genitive Spitzenkandidatin, plural Spitzenkandidatinnen, masculine Spitzenkandidat)

1. (especially: first candidate on an electoral list in Germany) female front runner

Declension

Declension of Spitzenkandidatin [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Spitzenkandidatin	die	Spitzenkandidatinnen
genitive	einer	der	Spitzenkandidatin	der	Spitzenkandidatinnen
dative	einer	der	Spitzenkandidatin	den	Spitzenkandidatinnen
accusative	eine	die	Spitzenkandidatin	die	Spitzenkandidatinnen

Related terms

• Spitzenkandidatur

Further reading

• “Spitzenkandidatin” in Duden online