"Ehrenfrau" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [German]

IPA: [ˈeːʁənˌfʁaʊ̯] Audio: De-Ehrenfrau.ogg
Etymology: From Ehre (“honour”) + -n- + Frau (“woman”). In the modern slang sense, coined as a female counterpart to Ehrenmann. Etymology templates: {{compound|de|Ehre|-n-|Frau|t1=honour|t3=woman}} Ehre (“honour”) + -n- + Frau (“woman”) Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Ehrenfrau f (genitive Ehrenfrau, plural Ehrenfrauen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Ehrenfrau [genitive], Ehrenfrauen [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Ehrenfrau [nominative, singular], Ehrenfrauen [definite, nominative, plural], Ehrenfrau [genitive, singular], Ehrenfrauen [definite, genitive, plural], Ehrenfrau [dative, singular], Ehrenfrauen [dative, definite, plural], Ehrenfrau [accusative, singular], Ehrenfrauen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. A woman of honor; a woman who acts with integrity and moral principles. Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Ehrenfrau-de-noun-yo-JGV86 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German terms interfixed with -n-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of German terms interfixed with -n-: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 75 25
  2. (slang) A woman who is highly regarded for her generosity, loyalty, or commendable actions. Tags: feminine, slang
    Sense id: en-Ehrenfrau-de-noun-l4KlNaK0 Categories (other): German terms interfixed with -n- Disambiguation of German terms interfixed with -n-: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Ehrenmann
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