Rezipientinnen

Rezipientinnen is the feminine plural form of Rezipientin in German and refers to female recipients. The term appears in contexts where the focus is on women who receive something—such as information, goods, services, or medical care—and it is often used together with the masculine or gender-neutral form Rezipienten to cover all recipients in gender-inclusive language.

Etymologically, Rezipient derives from Latin recipiens, the present participle of recipere “to receive,” and was adopted into German with the agentive suffix -ent. The feminine form Rezipientin, and the plural Rezipientinnen, follow the standard pattern of German noun formation with explicit gender marking. In formal or academic writing, writers may use Rezipientinnen and Rezipienten to reference recipients as a whole, sometimes preferring Rezipienten for a mixed or unspecified gender group.

Usage and scope vary by field. In medical contexts, Rezipientinnen may denote female recipients of transplants, implants, or therapies. In media and communication studies, Rezipientinnen and Rezipienten describe audiences or readers of a message, sometimes alongside terms like Empfänger or Adressat. In everyday language, Empfängerinnen is often more common for practical purposes, while Rezipientinnen is favored when the discussion explicitly emphasizes gender or inclusivity.

See also: Rezipient, Rezipienten, Rezipientin, Empfänger, Empfängerin.