Frauenstift
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German
Etymology
From Frau (“woman, lady”) + -en- + Stift (“endowment; secular convent”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Frauenstift n (strong, genitive Frauenstiftes or Frauenstifts, plural Frauenstifte)
- (Christianity) A secular convent for canonesses.
- Synonyms: Damenstift, Kanonissinnenstift, Kanonissenstift
Declension
Declension of Frauenstift
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Frauenstift | die | Frauenstifte |
| genitive | eines | des | Frauenstiftes, Frauenstifts | der | Frauenstifte |
| dative | einem | dem | Frauenstift, Frauenstifte1 | den | Frauenstiften |
| accusative | ein | das | Frauenstift | die | Frauenstifte |
1Now rare, see notes.