Klageweib

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Etymology

klagen (complain; mourn) +‎ Weib

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈklaːɡəˌvaɪ̯p/
  • Hyphenation: Kla‧ge‧weib
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Noun

Klageweib n (strong, genitive Klageweibes or Klageweibs, plural Klageweiber)

  1. female professional mourner
    • 1912, Martin Luther, Lutherbibel von 1912, Jeremiah 9:17 (with KJV translation)
      So spricht der HERR Zebaoth: Schaffet und bestellt Klageweiber, daß sie kommen, und schickt nach denen, die es wohl können,
      Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for cunning women, that they may come:

Declension

Further reading

  • Klageweib” in Duden online
  • Klageweib” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache