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German
Etymology
klagen (“complain; mourn”) + Weib
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈklaːɡəˌvaɪ̯p/
- Hyphenation: Kla‧ge‧weib
Noun
Klageweib n (strong, genitive Klageweibes or Klageweibs, plural Klageweiber)
- 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
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