Polyglot Dictionary

Ehefrau

/ˈeːəˌfʁaʊ̯/

die noun A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Ehefrauen

Meaning

  1. wife

    • Seine Ehefrau arbeitet als Ärztin.

      His wife works as a doctor.

N Category Person Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

gattin

Gattin is more formal or old-fashioned; Ehefrau is the standard everyday word — both mean "wife."

Similar in other languages

French

épouse

épouse is the French word for the same thing — both mean "wife."

Portuguese

esposa

esposa is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "wife."

Practice

1 What does Ehefrau mean?

2 Fill the gap: Seine ___ arbeitet als Ärztin.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Ehefrau?

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