"Jungfer" meaning in German

See Jungfer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

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: {{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
    Sense id: en-Jungfer-de-noun-oD9aEzwd Categories (other): Female people Disambiguation of Female people: 27 73 0
  3. (printing, archaic) petit, a size of type between Kolonel and Bourgeois, standardized as 8 point Tags: archaic, feminine
    Sense id: en-Jungfer-de-noun-p~I5hKCr Categories (other): Printing, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 32 5 63 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 4 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 3 93 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

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      ],
      "word": "Jungfernhäutchen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      ],
      "word": "Jungfernfahrt"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Jungfernflug"
    },
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    }
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    {
      "form": "Jungferchen",
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        "diminutive",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Jungfer",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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    {
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    },
    {
      "form": "Jungfer",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Jungfern",
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        "plural"
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    },
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      "form": "Jungfer",
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    },
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      "form": "Jungfer",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
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  ],
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      "word": "Junggeselle"
    }
  ],
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        "maid, maiden; virgin"
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          "virgin",
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        "(archaic) maid, maiden; virgin"
      ],
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        "archaic",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
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          "_dis": "27 73 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Female people",
          "orig": "de:Female people",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
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              64,
              73
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              60,
              67
            ]
          ],
          "english": "After the war, there was a deficit of men and many women stayed unmarried.",
          "text": "Nach dem Krieg herrschte Männermangel und viele Frauen sind Jungfer geblieben.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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          "maid",
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        ],
        [
          "spinster",
          "spinster"
        ]
      ],
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        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Printing",
          "orig": "de:Printing",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "32 5 63",
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          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 4 93",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 3 93",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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      ],
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        "petit, a size of type between Kolonel and Bourgeois, standardized as 8 point"
      ],
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        [
          "petit",
          "petit"
        ],
        [
          "size",
          "size"
        ],
        [
          "type",
          "type"
        ],
        [
          "Kolonel",
          "Kolonel"
        ],
        [
          "Bourgeois",
          "Bourgeois"
        ],
        [
          "standardize",
          "standardize"
        ],
        [
          "point",
          "point"
        ]
      ],
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        "(printing, archaic) petit, a size of type between Kolonel and Bourgeois, standardized as 8 point"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "media",
        "printing",
        "publishing"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈjʊŋ.fɐ/"
    },
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    }
  ],
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "sense": "8-point type",
      "word": "Petit"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "sense": "8-point type",
      "word": "Jungfrauschrift"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Jungfer"
}
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    "German feminine nouns",
    "German lemmas",
    "German nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
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      "word": "entjungfern"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Jungfernhäutchen"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Jungfernfahrt"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Jungfernflug"
    },
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      "word": "Kammerjungfer"
    }
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "Jungfern",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Jungferchen",
      "tags": [
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        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Jungfer",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Jungfern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Jungfer",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
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    },
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      "form": "Jungfer",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Jungfern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Jungfer",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Jungfern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
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    }
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  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "word": "Junggeselle"
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  ],
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      ],
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      ],
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          "maiden",
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          "virgin"
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        "(archaic) maid, maiden; virgin"
      ],
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        "archaic",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        "German terms with usage examples"
      ],
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              64,
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              60,
              67
            ]
          ],
          "english": "After the war, there was a deficit of men and many women stayed unmarried.",
          "text": "Nach dem Krieg herrschte Männermangel und viele Frauen sind Jungfer geblieben.",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "unmarried woman; (old) maid, spinster"
      ],
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          "spinster",
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        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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      ],
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        [
          "petit",
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        ],
        [
          "size",
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        ],
        [
          "type",
          "type"
        ],
        [
          "Kolonel",
          "Kolonel"
        ],
        [
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        [
          "standardize",
          "standardize"
        ],
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      ],
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        "archaic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "media",
        "printing",
        "publishing"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈjʊŋ.fɐ/"
    },
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  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "8-point type",
      "word": "Petit"
    },
    {
      "sense": "8-point type",
      "word": "Jungfrauschrift"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Jungfer"
}

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