Spinnerin

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German

Etymology

From Spinner +‎ -in.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃpɪnəʁɪn/
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Noun

Spinnerin f (genitive Spinnerin, plural Spinnerinnen, masculine Spinner)

  1. A female spinner who makes yarn.
    • 1821, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Wilhelm Meisters Wanderjahre, volume 3:
      Zeisige und Stieglitze, in Käfigen aufgehangen, zwitschern dazwischen, und nicht leicht möchte ein Bild regeren Lebens gefunden werden als in einer Stube, wo mehrere Spinnerinnen arbeiten.
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  2. (vulgar) A female idiot

Declension

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Further reading

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