jomfru

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German junkvruwe (“maiden”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɔmfru/, [ˈjʌmfʁ̥o]

Noun

jomfru c

1. maiden, virgin
2. Virgo (someone with a Virgo star sign)

Inflection

Declension of jomfru

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	jomfru	jomfruen	jomfruer	jomfruerne
genitive	jomfrus	jomfruens	jomfruers	jomfruernes

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German junkvruwe, and Old Norse jungfrú, jumfrú

Noun

jomfru f or m (definite singular jomfrua or jomfruen, indefinite plural jomfruer, definite plural jomfruene)

1. a virgin (girl or woman who has never had sexual intercourse)
2. a historical form of address for an unmarried daughter of the bourgeoisie, used from the early modern period until the 19th century, contrasted with the higher style of frøken
3. (gammel jomfru) an old maid (derogatory) or spinster (older woman who has never married)
4. a Virgo (someone born under that star sign)

Derived terms

• jomfruelig
• jomfruhinne
• jomfru Maria
• jomfrutur

References

• “jomfru” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German junkvruwe, and Old Norse jungfrú, jumfrú

Noun

jomfru f (definite singular jomfrua, indefinite plural jomfruer, definite plural jomfruene)

1. a virgin (as above)
2. (gammal / gamal jomfru) an old maid or spinster (as above)
3. a Virgo (as above)

Derived terms

• jomfruhinne
• jomfru Maria
• jomfrutur

References

• “jomfru” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.