"Jungfrau" meaning in German

See Jungfrau in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈjʊŋˌfʁaʊ̯/ Audio: De-Jungfrau.ogg , De-Jungfrau2.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German juncvrouwe, from Old High German juncvrouwa (“maiden; unmarried noblewoman”). Equivalent to jung + Frau. Compare Danish jomfru, Dutch jonkvrouw (“maiden”), juffrouw (“unmarried young woman; female teacher, nanny”), Yiddish יונגפֿרױ (yungfroy). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|juncvrouwe}} Middle High German juncvrouwe, {{inh|de|goh|juncvrouwa|t=maiden; unmarried noblewoman}} Old High German juncvrouwa (“maiden; unmarried noblewoman”), {{compound|de|jung|Frau}} jung + Frau, {{cog|da|jomfru}} Danish jomfru, {{cog|nl|jonkvrouw|t=maiden}} Dutch jonkvrouw (“maiden”), {{cog|yi|יונגפֿרױ}} Yiddish יונגפֿרױ (yungfroy) Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Jungfrau f (genitive Jungfrau, plural Jungfrauen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Jungfrau [genitive], Jungfrauen [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Jungfrau [nominative, singular], Jungfrauen [definite, nominative, plural], Jungfrau [genitive, singular], Jungfrauen [definite, genitive, plural], Jungfrau [dative, singular], Jungfrauen [dative, definite, plural], Jungfrau [accusative, singular], Jungfrauen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. virgin (person, especially female, who has never had sexual intercourse) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Jungfrau-de-noun-XB8zhDQU Categories (other): Female people Disambiguation of Female people: 74 26 0
  2. (archaic) maiden (young woman) Tags: archaic, feminine
    Sense id: en-Jungfrau-de-noun-RmDu8wCq
  3. (astronomy, astrology) Virgo (a constellation and an astrological sign). Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Jungfrau-de-noun-iGvMVvgg Categories (other): Astrology, Constellations in the zodiac, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 25 23 52 Topics: astrology, astronomy, human-sciences, mysticism, natural-sciences, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: jungfräulich, Meerjungfrau

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "jungfräulich"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Meerjungfrau"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "gmh",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "juncvrouwa",
        "t": "maiden; unmarried noblewoman"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German juncvrouwa (“maiden; unmarried noblewoman”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "jung",
        "3": "Frau"
      },
      "expansion": "jung + Frau",
      "name": "compound"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "jomfru"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish jomfru",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "jonkvrouw",
        "t": "maiden"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch jonkvrouw (“maiden”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "יונגפֿרױ"
      },
      "expansion": "Yiddish יונגפֿרױ (yungfroy)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German juncvrouwe, from Old High German juncvrouwa (“maiden; unmarried noblewoman”). Equivalent to jung + Frau. Compare Danish jomfru, Dutch jonkvrouw (“maiden”), juffrouw (“unmarried young woman; female teacher, nanny”), Yiddish יונגפֿרױ (yungfroy).",
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    {
      "form": "Jungfrau",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Jungfrauen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Jungfrau",
      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Jungfrauen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Jungfrau",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Jungfrau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Jungfrauen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Jungfrau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Jungfrauen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "Jungfrau f (genitive Jungfrau, plural Jungfrauen)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Jungfer"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Widder"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Stier"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Zwillinge"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Krebs"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Löwe"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Waage"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Skorpion"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schütze"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Steinbock"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wassermann"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Fische"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
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        {
          "_dis": "74 26 0",
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          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Female people",
          "orig": "de:Female people",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "virgin (person, especially female, who has never had sexual intercourse)"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "virgin",
          "virgin"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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        "maiden (young woman)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Jungfrau-de-noun-RmDu8wCq",
      "links": [
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          "maiden",
          "maiden"
        ]
      ],
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        "(archaic) maiden (young woman)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Astrology",
          "orig": "de:Astrology",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Constellations in the zodiac",
          "orig": "de:Constellations in the zodiac",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "_dis": "25 23 52",
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          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
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        "Virgo (a constellation and an astrological sign)."
      ],
      "id": "en-Jungfrau-de-noun-iGvMVvgg",
      "links": [
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          "astronomy",
          "astronomy"
        ],
        [
          "astrology",
          "astrology"
        ],
        [
          "Virgo",
          "Virgo"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(astronomy, astrology) Virgo (a constellation and an astrological sign)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "astrology",
        "astronomy",
        "human-sciences",
        "mysticism",
        "natural-sciences",
        "philosophy",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/ˈjʊŋˌfʁaʊ̯/"
    },
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    },
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    }
  ],
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  ],
  "word": "Jungfrau"
}
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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 inherited from Middle High German",
    "German terms inherited from Old High German",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "de:Female people"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "jungfräulich"
    },
    {
      "word": "Meerjungfrau"
    }
  ],
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    },
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      "name": "inh"
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    },
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    {
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  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "word": "Jungfer"
    },
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      "word": "Widder"
    },
    {
      "word": "Stier"
    },
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      "word": "Zwillinge"
    },
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      "word": "Krebs"
    },
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      "word": "Löwe"
    },
    {
      "word": "Waage"
    },
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      "word": "Skorpion"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schütze"
    },
    {
      "word": "Steinbock"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wassermann"
    },
    {
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    }
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