Jungfrauschaft

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German

Etymology

Jungfrau +‎ -schaft

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjʊŋfʁaʊ̯ˌʃaft/
  • Hyphenation: Jung‧frau‧schaft

Noun

Jungfrauschaft f (genitive Jungfrauschaft, no plural)

  1. virginity
    • 1912, Martin Luther, Lutherbibel von 1912, Judges 11:37 (with KJV translation)
      Und sie sprach zu ihrem Vater: Du wollest mir das tun, daß du mir lassest zwei Monate, daß ich von hinnen hinabgehe auf die Berge und meine Jungfrauschaft beweine mit meinen Gespielen.
      And she said unto her father, Let this thing be done for me: let me alone two months, that I may go up and down upon the mountains, and bewail my virginity, I and my fellows.

Declension

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