Polyglot Dictionary

Jungfrau

/ˈjʊŋˌfʁaʊ/

die noun C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Jungfrauen

Meaning

  1. virgin; Virgo

    Built from jung (young) + Frau (woman).

    • Sie wurde als Jungfrau geboren.

      She was born under the sign of Virgo.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • jung young
  • Frau woman

Practice

1 What does Jungfrau mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie wurde als ___ geboren.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Jungfrau?

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