"jomfru" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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
  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

Inflected forms

Download JSONL data for jomfru meaning in Norwegian Bokmål (1.8kB)

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    },
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "jomfru Maria"
    },
    {
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    }
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  "forms": [
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      "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",
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      "glosses": [
        "a virgin (girl or woman who has never had sexual intercourse)"
      ],
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      "links": [
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      ],
      "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"
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "frøken#English"
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "an old maid (derogatory) or spinster (older woman who has never married)"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
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        [
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          "spinster"
        ]
      ],
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        "(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": [
        [
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          "Virgo"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "jomfru"
}
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      "word": "jomfruelig"
    },
    {
      "word": "jomfruhinne"
    },
    {
      "word": "jomfru Maria"
    },
    {
      "word": "jomfrutur"
    }
  ],
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "jomfrua",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jomfruen",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jomfruer",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jomfruene",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a virgin (girl or woman who has never had sexual intercourse)"
      ],
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        [
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          "virgin"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "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"
      ],
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          "frøken#English"
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        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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      ],
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      ],
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        "masculine"
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