"Jungfer" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [German]

IPA: /ˈjʊŋ.fɐ/ Audio: De-Jungfer.ogg
Etymology: Weakened form of Jungfrau (cf. Dutch juffer). Both words originally meant “unmarried (noble) woman” but have become semantically distinct. Etymology templates: {{m|de|Jungfrau}} Jungfrau, {{cog|nl|juffer}} Dutch juffer Head templates: {{de-noun|f|dim=chen}} Jungfer f (genitive Jungfer, plural Jungfern, diminutive Jungferchen n) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Jungfer [genitive], Jungfern [plural], Jungferchen [diminutive, neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], Jungfer [nominative, singular], Jungfern [definite, nominative, plural], Jungfer [genitive, singular], Jungfern [definite, genitive, plural], Jungfer [dative, singular], Jungfern [dative, definite, plural], Jungfer [accusative, singular], Jungfern [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (archaic) maid, maiden; virgin Tags: archaic, feminine
    Sense id: en-Jungfer-de-noun-SqEjv4Gw
  2. unmarried woman; (old) maid, spinster Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Female people
    Sense id: en-Jungfer-de-noun-oD9aEzwd Disambiguation of Female people: 20 50 29
  3. (printing, archaic) petit, a size of type between Kolonel and Bourgeois, standardized as 8 point Tags: archaic, feminine Categories (topical): Printing
    Sense id: en-Jungfer-de-noun-p~I5hKCr Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 12 6 82 Topics: media, printing, publishing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (8-point type): Petit, Jungfrauschrift Derived forms: entjungfern, Jungfernhäutchen [neuter], Jungfernfahrt [feminine], Jungfernflug [masculine], Kammerjungfer Related terms: Junggeselle (english: male counterpart)
Disambiguation of '8-point type': 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Jungfer meaning in All languages combined (4.3kB)

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