"Mamsell" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /mamˈzɛl/ Audio: De-Mamsell.ogg
Etymology: 17th century, from French mamzelle, contraction of mademoiselle. Etymology templates: {{bor|de|fr|mamzelle}} French mamzelle, {{m|fr|mademoiselle}} mademoiselle Head templates: {{de-noun|f,en:s|dim=chen}} Mamsell f (genitive Mamsell, plural Mamsellen or Mamsells, diminutive Mamsellchen n) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f,en:s}} Forms: Mamsell [genitive], Mamsellen [plural], Mamsells [plural], Mamsellchen [diminutive, neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], Mamsell [nominative, singular], Mamsellen [definite, nominative, plural], Mamsells [definite, nominative, plural], Mamsell [genitive, singular], Mamsellen [definite, genitive, plural], Mamsells [definite, genitive, plural], Mamsell [dative, singular], Mamsellen [dative, definite, plural], Mamsells [dative, definite, plural], Mamsell [accusative, singular], Mamsellen [accusative, definite, plural], Mamsells [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (archaic) maid, female housekeeper or domestic, typically one with a somewhat elevated position (e.g. one who supervises others or a private teacher) Tags: archaic, feminine
    Sense id: en-Mamsell-de-noun-fkFr8g0N Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 14 34 31 22
  2. (archaic) Miss; a formal address for an unmarried woman, equivalent to Fräulein Tags: archaic, feminine
    Sense id: en-Mamsell-de-noun-l3TWVg~l Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 14 34 31 22
  3. (obsolete) Mrs; a formal address for a married woman, equivalent to Frau Tags: feminine, obsolete Derived forms: Kaltmamsell, Küchenmamsell
    Sense id: en-Mamsell-de-noun-uIBEKWp9 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 14 34 31 22
  4. (now rare and only humorous) girl, damsel; whimsical adress used by a man towards a female friend Tags: archaic, feminine, humorous
    Sense id: en-Mamsell-de-noun-YPbR8ksb Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 14 34 31 22

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Mamsell meaning in German (5.5kB)

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