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German
Etymology
Jungfrau + -schaft
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjʊŋfʁaʊ̯ˌʃaft/
- Hyphenation: Jung‧frau‧schaft
Noun
Jungfrauschaft f (genitive Jungfrauschaft, no plural)
- 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
Declension of Jungfrauschaft
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