Féminin

Jungfer

Signification (Anglais)

  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

Synonymes

Unverheiratete

Kammerfrau

Unverheirateter

Petit

nicht Liierter

Demoiselle

Jungfrawschrift

Kammerkätzchen

junges Mädchen

Fréquence

C2
Dialectes

canton de Bâle-Campagne

canton de Bâle-Campagne

jumpfere

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Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ˈjʊŋ.fɐ/
Étymologie (Anglais)

In summary

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

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