Neuter
Frauenzimmer
Meaning
lady, woman; (archaic) wench
Concepts
Synonyms
weiblicher Mensch
weibliche Person
weibliches Genus
Frauensperson
Evastochter
Person weiblichen Geschlechts
weibliches Geschlecht
schöne Geschlecht
Translations
gonzesse
femina
donna
امرأة
kadın
γυναίκα
dona
mevrouwFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈfʁaʊ̯ənˌtsɪmɐ]
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German vrouwenzimmer; Frau (“woman”) + -en- + Zimmer (“room”). Originally (in the 15th century) denoting a woman's room, then her things and (in the 16th century) her attendants, and then (in the 17th century) an individual woman, often one of low status, for which reason the term started to become derogatory. Compare Danish fruentimmer and Swedish fruntimmer.
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