Geheimrätin

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German

Etymology

Geheimrat +‎ -in

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈhaɪ̯mˌʁɛːtɪn/
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Noun

Geheimrätin f (genitive Geheimrätin, plural Geheimrätinnen)

  1. female equivalent of Geheimrat
  2. the wife (or widow) of a Geheimrat
    • 1896, Theodor Fontane, Effi Briest, Berlin: F. Fontane & Co.:
      [] die Markise, ihnen zu Häupten, war aufgezogen, um den Genuß der frischen Luft in nichts zu beschränken, und sowohl Effi wie die Geheimrätin waren ziemlich emsig bei ihrer Handarbeit.
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