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Dienstmädchen

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German

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Etymology

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    Dienst +‎ Mädchen

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈdiːnstˌmɛːtçən/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
    • IPA(key): /-ˌmeːtçən/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
    • Hyphenation: Dienst‧mäd‧chen
    • Rhymes: -ɛːtçən

    Noun

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    Dienstmädchen n (strong, genitive Dienstmädchens, plural Dienstmädchen)

    1. maid, housemaid

    Declension

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    Further reading

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    • Dienstmädchen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)