Ehrenfrau
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ehre (“honour”) + -n- + Frau (“woman”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Ehrenfrau f (genitive Ehrenfrau, plural Ehrenfrauen)
- (slang) A woman who is characterised by an honourable attitude and conduct and whose word can be relied on
Declension
[edit]Declension of Ehrenfrau [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Ehrenfrau | die | Ehrenfrauen |
genitive | einer | der | Ehrenfrau | der | Ehrenfrauen |
dative | einer | der | Ehrenfrau | den | Ehrenfrauen |
accusative | eine | die | Ehrenfrau | die | Ehrenfrauen |
See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Ehrenfrau”, in Online-Wortschatz-Informationssystem Deutsch (in German), Mannheim: Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache, 2008–
- “Ehrenfrau” in Duden online
- “Ehrenfrau” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache