Jungfrau

English

Etymology

From German Jungfrau.

Proper noun

Jungfrau

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

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German

Etymology

jung +‎ Frau or from Middle High German juncfrouwe (juncvrouwe)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjʊŋˌfʁaʊ̯/

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Noun

Jungfrau f (genitive Jungfrau, plural Jungfrauen)

1. virgin (person who has never had sexual intercourse)
2. (archaic) maiden (young woman)
3. (astronomy, astrology) Virgo (a constellation and an astrological sign).

Derived terms

• jungfräulich

Related terms

• Jungfer

See also

• (Western astrology signs) Tierkreiszeichen; Widder, Stier, Zwillinge, Krebs, Löwe, Jungfrau, Waage, Skorpion, Schütze, Steinbock, Wassermann, Fische ^{(Category: de:Astrology)}

Further reading

• “Jungfrau” in Duden online