Frau
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[edit] German
[edit] Etymology
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.
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
Frau f. (genitive Frau, plural Frauen)
- (obsolete) A lady.
- An adult female, a woman.
- One's wife.
- A title of courtesy, equivalent to Mrs/Ms, which has nearly replaced Fräulein in the function of Miss.
- Lady, mistress.
[edit] Abbreviation
[edit] Synonyms
- (adult female): Weib, weiblicher Mensch
- (wife): Ehefrau, Ehegattin, Gattin, Gemahlin, Angetraute
- (title): Fräulein
- (lady): Dame, Herrin
[edit] Antonyms
- (adult female, by gender): Mann m., (~, by age): Mädchen n., Mädel n. (archaic)
- (wife): Mann, Ehemann, Ehegatte, Gatte
- (title): Herr
- (lady): Herr
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