Jungfrau
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English
Etymology
Proper noun
Jungfrau
- The highest mountain in the Bernese Alps, Switzerland.
German
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).
Pronunciation
Noun
Jungfrau f (genitive Jungfrau, plural Jungfrauen)
- virgin (person, especially female, who has never had sexual intercourse)
- (archaic) maiden (young woman)
- (astronomy, astrology) Virgo (a constellation and an astrological sign).
Declension
Declension of Jungfrau
| singular | plural | ||||
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| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Jungfrau | die | Jungfrauen |
| genitive | einer | der | Jungfrau | der | Jungfrauen |
| dative | einer | der | Jungfrau | den | Jungfrauen |
| accusative | eine | die | Jungfrau | die | Jungfrauen |
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