Frau

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From Middle High German vrouwe, vrowe, from the Old High German frouwa, from Germanic *fraw-, a feminine form of *frauja- (Old English frēa, frēo), from Proto-Indo-European *prōw- (master, judge). Cognate with Old Saxon frūa, Old Norse freyja, French bru (daughter-in-law), Gothic 𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌸𐍃 (bruethas), lady). The IE root is also the source of Slavic *prāvъ (Old Church Slavonic правъ, Russian правый (right)), and the first element of Latin provincia.

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Frau f. (genitive Frau, plural Frauen)

  1. (obsolete) A lady.
  2. An adult female, a woman.
  3. One's wife.
  4. A title of courtesy, equivalent to Mrs/Ms, which has nearly replaced Fräulein in the function of Miss.
  5. Lady, mistress.

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Fr.

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