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Noun [Danish]

IPA: /jɔmfru/, [ˈjʌmfʁ̥u], [ˈjʌmfʁ̥o]
Etymology: From Middle Low German junkvrūwe (“maiden”), a compound of junk (“young”) + vrūwe (“lady”), compare German Jungfrau. Etymology templates: {{der|da|gml|junkvrūwe||maiden}} Middle Low German junkvrūwe (“maiden”), {{com|gml|junk|vrūwe|t1=young|t2=lady}} junk (“young”) + vrūwe (“lady”), {{cog|de|Jungfrau}} German Jungfrau Head templates: {{head|da|noun|singular definite|jomfruen||{{{sg-def-2}}}|||plural indefinite|jomfruer||{{{pl-indef-2}}}||{{{com}}}|f1accel-form=def|s|f4accel-form=indef|p|g=c|g2=|head=}} jomfru c (singular definite jomfruen, plural indefinite jomfruer), {{da-noun|en|er}} jomfru c (singular definite jomfruen, plural indefinite jomfruer) Inflection templates: {{da-decl|en|er}}, {{da-noun-infl-base|g=c|gen-pl-def=jomfruernes|gen-pl-def-2=|gen-pl-def-3=|gen-pl-indef=jomfruers|gen-pl-indef-2=|gen-sg-def=jomfruens|gen-sg-def-2=|gen-sg-indef=jomfrus|gen-sg-indef-2=|gen-sg-indef-3=|pl-def=jomfruerne|pl-def-2=|pl-def-3=|pl-indef=jomfruer|pl-indef-2=|pl-indef-3=|sg-def=jomfruen|sg-def-2=|sg-indef=jomfru}} Forms: jomfruen [definite, singular], jomfruer [indefinite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], jomfru [indefinite, nominative, singular], jomfruen [definite, nominative, singular], jomfruer [indefinite, nominative, plural], jomfruerne [definite, nominative, plural], jomfrus [genitive, indefinite, singular], jomfruens [definite, genitive, singular], jomfruers [genitive, indefinite, plural], jomfruernes [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. virgin (a person who has never had sexual intercourse) Tags: common-gender
    Sense id: en-jomfru-da-noun-d1FY-SK5
  2. (dated) maiden (young unmarried women) Tags: common-gender, dated Synonyms: frøken
    Sense id: en-jomfru-da-noun-l9hvD8tY
  3. Virgo (someone with a Virgo star sign) Tags: common-gender
    Sense id: en-jomfru-da-noun-gFzteRup Categories (other): Danish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Danish entries with incorrect language header: 18 3 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bagerjomfru, brolæggerjomfru, gammeljomfru, jomfrubur, jomfruelig, jomfrufødsel, jomfruhinde, jomfruhummer, jomfrunalsk, jomfruolivenolie, jomfrurejse, jomfrutale, kahytsjomfru, kammerjomfru, skønjomfru, smørrebrødsjomfru

Noun [Norwegian Bokmål]

Forms: jomfrua [definite, singular], jomfruen [definite, singular], jomfruer [indefinite, plural], jomfruene [definite, plural]
Etymology: From Middle Low German junkvruwe, and Old Norse jungfrú, jumfrú. Etymology templates: {{der|nb|gml|junkvruwe}} Middle Low German junkvruwe, {{der|nb|non|jungfrú}} Old Norse jungfrú, {{m|non|jumfrú}} jumfrú
  1. a virgin (girl or woman who has never had sexual intercourse) Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-jomfru-nb-noun-7odtmHOc
  2. a historical form of address for an unmarried daughter of the bourgeoisie, used from the early modern period until the 19th century, contrasted with the higher style of frøken Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-jomfru-nb-noun-YyXduEpg
  3. (gammel jomfru) an old maid (derogatory) or spinster (older woman who has never married) Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-jomfru-nb-noun-xw7BJkix
  4. a Virgo (someone born under that star sign) Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-jomfru-nb-noun-6KkAJIT0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: jomfruelig, jomfruhinne, jomfru Maria, jomfrutur

Noun [Norwegian Nynorsk]

Forms: jomfrua [definite, singular], jomfruer [indefinite, plural], jomfruene [definite, plural]
Etymology: From Middle Low German junkvruwe, and Old Norse jungfrú, jumfrú. Etymology templates: {{der|nn|gml|junkvruwe}} Middle Low German junkvruwe, {{der|nn|non|jungfrú}} Old Norse jungfrú, {{m|non|jumfrú}} jumfrú
  1. a virgin (as above) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-jomfru-nn-noun-500hPEhq
  2. (gammal / gamal jomfru) an old maid or spinster (as above) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-jomfru-nn-noun-X7NYde3z
  3. a Virgo (as above) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-jomfru-nn-noun-JCvG4lY5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: jamfrjuge [dialectal] Derived forms: jomfruhinne, jomfru Maria, jomfrutur

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "bagerjomfru"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "brolæggerjomfru"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "gammeljomfru"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "jomfrubur"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "jomfruelig"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "jomfrufødsel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "jomfruhinde"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "jomfruhummer"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "jomfrunalsk"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "jomfruolivenolie"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "jomfrurejse"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "jomfrutale"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "kahytsjomfru"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "kammerjomfru"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "skønjomfru"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "smørrebrødsjomfru"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "4": "",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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        "t2": "lady"
      },
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      "name": "com"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "jomfruen",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jomfruer",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "da-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jomfru",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jomfruen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jomfruer",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "jomfruerne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jomfrus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jomfruens",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jomfruers",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jomfruernes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "13": "",
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        "4": "jomfruen",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{sg-def-2}}}",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
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        "f4accel-form": "indef|p",
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        "g2": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "jomfru c (singular definite jomfruen, plural indefinite jomfruer)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "er"
      },
      "expansion": "jomfru c (singular definite jomfruen, plural indefinite jomfruer)",
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    }
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
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      },
      "name": "da-decl"
    },
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        "gen-pl-def-2": "",
        "gen-pl-def-3": "",
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        "gen-pl-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-def": "jomfruens",
        "gen-sg-def-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef": "jomfrus",
        "gen-sg-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef-3": "",
        "pl-def": "jomfruerne",
        "pl-def-2": "",
        "pl-def-3": "",
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        "pl-indef-2": "",
        "pl-indef-3": "",
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        "sg-def-2": "",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Danish",
  "lang_code": "da",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "virgin (a person who has never had sexual intercourse)"
      ],
      "id": "en-jomfru-da-noun-d1FY-SK5",
      "links": [
        [
          "virgin",
          "virgin#English"
        ]
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      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "maiden (young unmarried women)"
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      "links": [
        [
          "maiden",
          "maiden#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(dated) maiden (young unmarried women)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "frøken"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender",
        "dated"
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
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          "name": "Danish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Virgo (someone with a Virgo star sign)"
      ],
      "id": "en-jomfru-da-noun-gFzteRup",
      "links": [
        [
          "Virgo",
          "Virgo#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/jɔmfru/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈjʌmfʁ̥u]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈjʌmfʁ̥o]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "jomfru"
}

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "jomfruelig"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "jomfruhinne"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "jomfru Maria"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "jomfrutur"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "jungfrú"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse jungfrú",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "jumfrú"
      },
      "expansion": "jumfrú",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Low German junkvruwe, and Old Norse jungfrú, jumfrú.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "jomfrua",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jomfruen",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jomfruer",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jomfruene",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a virgin (girl or woman who has never had sexual intercourse)"
      ],
      "id": "en-jomfru-nb-noun-7odtmHOc",
      "links": [
        [
          "virgin",
          "virgin"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a historical form of address for an unmarried daughter of the bourgeoisie, used from the early modern period until the 19th century, contrasted with the higher style of frøken"
      ],
      "id": "en-jomfru-nb-noun-YyXduEpg",
      "links": [
        [
          "frøken",
          "frøken#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "an old maid (derogatory) or spinster (older woman who has never married)"
      ],
      "id": "en-jomfru-nb-noun-xw7BJkix",
      "links": [
        [
          "old maid",
          "old maid"
        ],
        [
          "spinster",
          "spinster"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(gammel jomfru) an old maid (derogatory) or spinster (older woman who has never married)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a Virgo (someone born under that star sign)"
      ],
      "id": "en-jomfru-nb-noun-6KkAJIT0",
      "links": [
        [
          "Virgo",
          "Virgo"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "jomfru"
}

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "jomfruhinne"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "jomfru Maria"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "jomfrutur"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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  "etymology_text": "From Middle Low German junkvruwe, and Old Norse jungfrú, jumfrú.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "jomfrua",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jomfruer",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jomfruene",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
  "lang_code": "nn",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "a virgin (as above)"
      ],
      "id": "en-jomfru-nn-noun-500hPEhq",
      "links": [
        [
          "virgin",
          "virgin"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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        "an old maid or spinster (as above)"
      ],
      "id": "en-jomfru-nn-noun-X7NYde3z",
      "links": [
        [
          "old maid",
          "old maid"
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        [
          "spinster",
          "spinster"
        ]
      ],
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        "(gammal / gamal jomfru) an old maid or spinster (as above)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a Virgo (as above)"
      ],
      "id": "en-jomfru-nn-noun-JCvG4lY5",
      "links": [
        [
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          "Virgo"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "word": "jamfrjuge"
    }
  ],
  "word": "jomfru"
}
{
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    "Danish common-gender nouns",
    "Danish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Danish lemmas",
    "Danish nouns",
    "Danish terms derived from Middle Low German",
    "Danish terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Middle Low German compound terms"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "bagerjomfru"
    },
    {
      "word": "brolæggerjomfru"
    },
    {
      "word": "gammeljomfru"
    },
    {
      "word": "jomfrubur"
    },
    {
      "word": "jomfruelig"
    },
    {
      "word": "jomfrufødsel"
    },
    {
      "word": "jomfruhinde"
    },
    {
      "word": "jomfruhummer"
    },
    {
      "word": "jomfrunalsk"
    },
    {
      "word": "jomfruolivenolie"
    },
    {
      "word": "jomfrurejse"
    },
    {
      "word": "jomfrutale"
    },
    {
      "word": "kahytsjomfru"
    },
    {
      "word": "kammerjomfru"
    },
    {
      "word": "skønjomfru"
    },
    {
      "word": "smørrebrødsjomfru"
    }
  ],
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        "4": "",
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      "expansion": "Middle Low German junkvrūwe (“maiden”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "junk",
        "3": "vrūwe",
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        "t2": "lady"
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      "expansion": "junk (“young”) + vrūwe (“lady”)",
      "name": "com"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
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      },
      "expansion": "German Jungfrau",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Low German junkvrūwe (“maiden”), a compound of junk (“young”) + vrūwe (“lady”), compare German Jungfrau.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "jomfruen",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jomfruer",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "da-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jomfru",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jomfruen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jomfruer",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jomfruerne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jomfrus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jomfruens",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jomfruers",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jomfruernes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "10": "jomfruer",
        "11": "",
        "12": "{{{pl-indef-2}}}",
        "13": "",
        "14": "{{{com}}}",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "singular definite",
        "4": "jomfruen",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{sg-def-2}}}",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "plural indefinite",
        "f1accel-form": "def|s",
        "f4accel-form": "indef|p",
        "g": "c",
        "g2": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "jomfru c (singular definite jomfruen, plural indefinite jomfruer)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "er"
      },
      "expansion": "jomfru c (singular definite jomfruen, plural indefinite jomfruer)",
      "name": "da-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "er"
      },
      "name": "da-decl"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "c",
        "gen-pl-def": "jomfruernes",
        "gen-pl-def-2": "",
        "gen-pl-def-3": "",
        "gen-pl-indef": "jomfruers",
        "gen-pl-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-def": "jomfruens",
        "gen-sg-def-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef": "jomfrus",
        "gen-sg-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef-3": "",
        "pl-def": "jomfruerne",
        "pl-def-2": "",
        "pl-def-3": "",
        "pl-indef": "jomfruer",
        "pl-indef-2": "",
        "pl-indef-3": "",
        "sg-def": "jomfruen",
        "sg-def-2": "",
        "sg-indef": "jomfru"
      },
      "name": "da-noun-infl-base"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Danish",
  "lang_code": "da",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "virgin (a person who has never had sexual intercourse)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "virgin",
          "virgin#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Danish dated terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "maiden (young unmarried women)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "maiden",
          "maiden#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(dated) maiden (young unmarried women)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "frøken"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender",
        "dated"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Virgo (someone with a Virgo star sign)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Virgo",
          "Virgo#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/jɔmfru/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈjʌmfʁ̥u]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈjʌmfʁ̥o]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "jomfru"
}

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "jomfruelig"
    },
    {
      "word": "jomfruhinne"
    },
    {
      "word": "jomfru Maria"
    },
    {
      "word": "jomfrutur"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "gml",
        "3": "junkvruwe"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Low German junkvruwe",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "jungfrú"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse jungfrú",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "jumfrú"
      },
      "expansion": "jumfrú",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Low German junkvruwe, and Old Norse jungfrú, jumfrú.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "jomfrua",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jomfruen",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jomfruer",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jomfruene",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a virgin (girl or woman who has never had sexual intercourse)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "virgin",
          "virgin"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a historical form of address for an unmarried daughter of the bourgeoisie, used from the early modern period until the 19th century, contrasted with the higher style of frøken"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "frøken",
          "frøken#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "an old maid (derogatory) or spinster (older woman who has never married)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "old maid",
          "old maid"
        ],
        [
          "spinster",
          "spinster"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(gammel jomfru) an old maid (derogatory) or spinster (older woman who has never married)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a Virgo (someone born under that star sign)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Virgo",
          "Virgo"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "jomfru"
}

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "jomfruhinne"
    },
    {
      "word": "jomfru Maria"
    },
    {
      "word": "jomfrutur"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nn",
        "2": "gml",
        "3": "junkvruwe"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Low German junkvruwe",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nn",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "jungfrú"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse jungfrú",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "jumfrú"
      },
      "expansion": "jumfrú",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Low German junkvruwe, and Old Norse jungfrú, jumfrú.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "jomfrua",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jomfruer",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jomfruene",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
  "lang_code": "nn",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a virgin (as above)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "virgin",
          "virgin"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "an old maid or spinster (as above)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "old maid",
          "old maid"
        ],
        [
          "spinster",
          "spinster"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(gammal / gamal jomfru) an old maid or spinster (as above)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a Virgo (as above)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Virgo",
          "Virgo"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "word": "jamfrjuge"
    }
  ],
  "word": "jomfru"
}

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