"Dirne" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdɪrnə/, [ˈdɪʁnə], [ˈdɪɐ̯nə], [ˈdɪrnə] Audio: De-Dirne.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German dierne (“girl; servant”), from Old High German diorna, thiorna (“girl; servant”), from Proto-West Germanic *þewernā. Doublet of Deern. The sense “prostitute” developed from the use for a “girl from the lower classes”. It is first attested in the 15th century. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|dierne|t=girl; servant}} Middle High German dierne (“girl; servant”), {{inh|de|goh|diorna}} Old High German diorna, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*þewernā}} Proto-West Germanic *þewernā, {{doublet|de|Deern}} Doublet of Deern Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Dirne f (genitive Dirne, plural Dirnen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Dirne [genitive], Dirnen [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Dirne [nominative, singular], Dirnen [definite, nominative, plural], Dirne [genitive, singular], Dirnen [definite, genitive, plural], Dirne [dative, singular], Dirnen [dative, definite, plural], Dirne [accusative, singular], Dirnen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (derogatory, dated, also biblical) whore (prostitute or sexually unreserved woman) Tags: also, dated, derogatory, feminine Categories (topical): Bible, Prostitution Synonyms: Buhldirne, Hure, Lustdirne, Nutte, Prostituierte Hyponyms: Edeldirne, Straßendirne
    Sense id: en-Dirne-de-noun-6f7UZm84 Disambiguation of Prostitution: 59 41 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4 Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion
  2. (archaic or regional) girl; lass Tags: archaic, dialectal, feminine
    Sense id: en-Dirne-de-noun-bYQP4BfO Categories (other): Regional German
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Deern, Dirndl

Inflected forms

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    {
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        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
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      "name": "inh"
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    {
      "form": "Dirne",
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        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Dirnen",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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    {
      "form": "Dirne",
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      "form": "Dirne",
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Deern"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
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          "name": "Bible",
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            "Human behaviour",
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            "Fundamental"
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          "source": "w"
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          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        {
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "96 4",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "_dis": "59 41",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "de",
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          "orig": "de:Prostitution",
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            "All topics",
            "Reproduction",
            "Fundamental",
            "Life",
            "Nature"
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        }
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        {
          "english": "One, after the play, hopes for a card game / another, for a wild night on the bosom of a harlot.",
          "ref": "1808, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, “Vorspiel auf dem Theater”, in Faust: Der Tragödie erster Teil [Faust, Part One]:",
          "text": "Der, nach dem Schauspiel, hofft ein Kartenspiel, / Der eine wilde Nacht an einer Dirne Busen.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "english": "Luck is an easy girl / And does not like to linger in a place; / She wipes your hair from your brow / And kisses you swiftly and flutters away.",
          "ref": "1851, Heinrich Heine, Romanzero, Hamburg: Hoffmann und Campe, Zweites Buch: Lamentationen, page 118:",
          "text": "Das Glück ist eine leichte Dirne, / Und weilt nicht gern am selben Ort; / Sie streicht das Haar dir von der Stirne / Und küßt dich rasch und flattert fort.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "whore (prostitute or sexually unreserved woman)"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "Edeldirne"
        },
        {
          "word": "Straßendirne"
        }
      ],
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        ]
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        "(derogatory, dated, also biblical) whore (prostitute or sexually unreserved woman)"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "Buhldirne"
        },
        {
          "word": "Hure"
        },
        {
          "word": "Lustdirne"
        },
        {
          "word": "Nutte"
        },
        {
          "word": "Prostituierte"
        }
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        "derogatory",
        "feminine"
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        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        "girl; lass"
      ],
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        ],
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          "lass"
        ]
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        "(archaic or regional) girl; lass"
      ],
      "tags": [
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        "dialectal",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɪrnə/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈdɪʁnə]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈdɪɐ̯nə]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈdɪrnə]"
    },
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    }
  ],
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}
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    "German entries with incorrect language header",
    "German feminine nouns",
    "German lemmas",
    "German nouns",
    "German terms derived from Middle High German",
    "German terms derived from Old High German",
    "German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "German terms inherited from Old High German",
    "German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
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      "name": "inh"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Dirnen",
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    {
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    },
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      "form": "Dirne",
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Dirnen",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Dirne",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Dirnen",
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  "pos": "noun",
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    }
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        {
          "english": "One, after the play, hopes for a card game / another, for a wild night on the bosom of a harlot.",
          "ref": "1808, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, “Vorspiel auf dem Theater”, in Faust: Der Tragödie erster Teil [Faust, Part One]:",
          "text": "Der, nach dem Schauspiel, hofft ein Kartenspiel, / Der eine wilde Nacht an einer Dirne Busen.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "english": "Luck is an easy girl / And does not like to linger in a place; / She wipes your hair from your brow / And kisses you swiftly and flutters away.",
          "ref": "1851, Heinrich Heine, Romanzero, Hamburg: Hoffmann und Campe, Zweites Buch: Lamentationen, page 118:",
          "text": "Das Glück ist eine leichte Dirne, / Und weilt nicht gern am selben Ort; / Sie streicht das Haar dir von der Stirne / Und küßt dich rasch und flattert fort.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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          "word": "Buhldirne"
        },
        {
          "word": "Hure"
        },
        {
          "word": "Lustdirne"
        },
        {
          "word": "Nutte"
        },
        {
          "word": "Prostituierte"
        }
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        "feminine"
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      ]
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  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈdɪrnə/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈdɪʁnə]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈdɪɐ̯nə]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈdɪrnə]"
    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "Dirne"
}

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