Feminine
Jungfrau
Meaning
- (feminine) virgin (person, especially female, who has never had sexual intercourse)
- (archaic, feminine) maiden (young woman)
- (feminine) Virgo (a constellation and an astrological sign).
Concepts
virgo
young woman
damoiselle
young girl
innocent young woman
maiden pure in heart
damosel
damozel
fille
Synonyms
Virgo
unschuldiges Mädchen
Jungfrau Maria
Vestalin
noch unbenutzt
keusches Mädchen
unkompliziertes Mädchen
Sonnenprinzessin
Demoiselle
Solofrau
Solomann
junges Mädchen
Translations
vierge
vergine
doncella
maagd
Başak
Verge
ΠαρθένοςFrequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
eerschteli
Basel-Landschaft
jumpfere
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈjʊŋˌfʁaʊ̯/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German juncvrouwe, from Old High German juncvrouwa (“maiden; unmarried noblewoman”). Equivalent to jung + Frau. Compare Danish jomfru, Dutch jonkvrouw (“maiden”), juffrouw (“unmarried young woman; female teacher, nanny”), Yiddish יונגפֿרױ (yungfroy).
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