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Jungfrau

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English

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Etymology

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From German Jungfrau.

Proper noun

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Jungfrau

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

German

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /ˈjʊŋˌfʁaʊ̯/
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Noun

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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

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Derived terms

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See also

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

Further reading

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  • Jungfrau” in Duden online
  • Jungfrau” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache