Jungfer

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (archaic, feminine) maid, maiden; virgin
2. (feminine) unmarried woman; (old) maid, spinster
3. (archaic, feminine) petit, a size of type between Kolonel and Bourgeois, standardized as 8 point

Sinonieme

Jungfrau

Mädchen

👧

Fräulein

Mädel

👧

Maid

👧

Single

Unverheiratete

Zofe

Alleinstehender

Kammerfrau

Unverheirateter

Petit

nicht Liierter

Demoiselle

Jungfrawschrift

Kammerkätzchen

junges Mädchen

Junggeselle

Vertalings

maiden

vierge

demoiselle

virgin

pucelle

fille

👧

miss

brevier

damsel

young lady

little girl

lady's maid

spinster

femme

👩

old maid

Dialekte

Kanton Basel-Land

jumpfere

Data verskaf deur: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈjʊŋ.fɐ/

Etimologie (Engels)

Verwante met Nederlands: juffer

In summary

Weakened form of Jungfrau (cf. Dutch juffer). Both words originally meant “unmarried (noble) woman” but have become semantically distinct.