Winnaressen

Winnaressen is a Dutch noun meaning a group of female winners. The singular form is winnares, referring to one woman who has won something, while the masculine or mixed-gender plural is winnaars. The feminine plural winnaressen denotes multiple female winners.

Etymology and grammar: Winnares is formed from winnaar (one who wins) with the feminine suffix -es. The plural winnaressen adds the standard Dutch plural ending -sen to winnares. The term is therefore gender-specific, used when the winners are exclusively women. In everyday usage, many writers and editors prefer the gender-neutral plural winnaars when the winner group includes both men and women or when gender is not specified.

Usage: Winnaressen appears in contexts such as sports competitions, lotteries, prize awards, and academic honors, where individual female winners or a cohort of female recipients are identified. Example: “De winnaressen ontvingen hun prijs tijdens de ceremonie.” When gender is not relevant or when inclusive language is desired, winnaars is commonly used as a neutral plural.

See also: winnaar (male winner), winnares (female winner).

Notes: Winnaressen is not a place name or a common proper noun. It is a grammatical form used in descriptive, journalistic, and scholarly Dutch text to specify female winners.