Feminine
Dirne
Meaning
- (also, dated, derogatory, feminine) whore (prostitute or sexually unreserved woman)
- (archaic, dialectal, feminine) girl; lass
Concepts
Synonyms
Translations
puttana
prostituée
prostituta
hoer
prostituta
prostitutaFrequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
amsle
Basel-Landschaft
aaschaffere
Basel-Landschaft
drottwaaramsle
Basel-Landschaft
fleete
Basel-Landschaft
gläppere
Basel-Landschaft
gryte
Basel-Landschaft
huer
Basel-Landschaft
lueder
Basel-Landschaft
luenz
Basel-Landschaft
mätz
Basel-Landschaft
pfanne
Basel-Landschaft
rausle
Basel-Landschaft
schlaiff
Basel-Landschaft
schlaipf
Basel-Landschaft
schlitzgyyge
Basel-Landschaft
schnalle
Basel-Landschaft
schnäpfe
Basel-Landschaft
schnäppe
Basel-Landschaft
schnättere
Basel-Landschaft
schwanzglammere
Basel-Landschaft
waggeldante
Basel-Landschaft
waggelgryte
Basel-Landschaft
zatz
Basel-Landschaft
ziefäggte
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈdɪrnə/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German dierne (“girl; servant”), from Old High German diorna, thiorna (“girl; servant”), from Proto-West Germanic *þewernā. Doublet of Deern. The sense “prostitute” developed from the use for a “girl from the lower classes”. It is first attested in the 15th century.
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