Jungfrau

English

Etymology

From German Jungfrau.

Proper noun

Jungfrau

  1. The highest mountain in the Bernese Alps, Switzerland.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German juncvrouwe, from Old High German juncvrouwa (“maiden; unmarried noblewoman”). Equivalent to jung +‎ Frau. Compare Danish jomfru, Dutch jonkvrouw (“maiden”), juffrouw (“unmarried young woman; female teacher, nanny”), Yiddish יונגפֿרױ (yungfroy).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈjʊŋˌfʁaʊ̯/
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Noun

Jungfrau f (genitive Jungfrau, plural Jungfrauen)

  1. virgin (person, especially female, who has never had sexual intercourse)
  2. (archaic) maiden (young woman)
  3. (astronomy, astrology) Virgo (a constellation and an astrological sign).

Declension
Declension of Jungfrau [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Jungfrau die Jungfrauen
genitive einer der Jungfrau der Jungfrauen
dative einer der Jungfrau den Jungfrauen
accusative eine die Jungfrau die Jungfrauen

Derived terms

See also
Zodiac signs in German (layout · text)
Widder Stier Zwillinge Krebs
Löwe Jungfrau Waage Skorpion
Schütze Steinbock Wassermann Fische

Further reading
  • “Jungfrau” in Duden online
  • “Jungfrau” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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