Schirmherrin
German, noun[ˈʃɪʁmˌhɛʁɪn]
Schirmherrin is spelled S-C-H-I-R-M-H-E-R-R-I-N (12 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 77,779th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schirmherrin is a German feminine noun meaning “female equivalent of Schirmherr” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Dame, die mit ihrem (bekannten) Namen als offizielle Unterstützerin für eine Veranstaltung, eine…”.
What does Schirmherrin mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of Schirmherr
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Dame, die mit ihrem (bekannten) Namen als offizielle Unterstützerin für eine Veranstaltung, eine Organisation, ein Projekt etc. in Erscheinung tritt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Schirmherrin
- Schirmherrinnen plural
- Schirmherr masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schirmherrin?
- [ˈʃɪʁmˌhɛʁɪn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Schirmherrin in German?
Schirmherrin appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).