Neuter
Mädchen
- (neuter, strong) girl
- (neuter, strong) maiden
Frequency
Dialects
Fribourg
miitli
Basel-Landschaft
kääfer
Basel-Landschaft
katz
Basel-Landschaft
maitli
Basel-Landschaft
schaab
Fribourg
meitli
Fribourg
mìitlì
Lucerne
meitschi
Lucerne
meitali
Lucerne
meitli
Lucerne
gomsle
Basel-Landschaft
gryte
St. Gallen
möatalì
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmɛːtçən/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German magedichīn, meidichīn, from Old High German *magadihhīn or calqued from Middle Low German mēgedeken, megedekīn, both from Proto-West Germanic *magaþukīn. Equivalent to Magd + -chen.
Related words
young woman
fille
young girl
servant girl
damoiselle
eldest daughter
damosel
junge Frau
junge Dame
Schulmädchen
Unverheiratete
unverheiratete Frau
weibliches Baby
Angela Merkel
Ginne
Tschei
Romdi
Anim
Meite
Kaline
Sonnenprinzessin
Kind von 4 bis 6 Jahren
Kind von 1 bis 5 Jahren
Dirndel
weibliches Kind
Demoiselle
fille
ragazza
meisje
muchacha
noia
moça
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