entjungfern

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German

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Etymology

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From Jungfer (in the dated sense of “virgin”) with the prefix ent- (de-); thus literally “to devirginize”.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɛntˈjʊŋ.fɐn/
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Verb

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entjungfern (weak, third-person singular present entjungfert, past tense entjungferte, past participle entjungfert, auxiliary haben)

  1. to deflower (to take someone’s virginity)
    Synonym: (formal style only; of females only) deflorieren

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