Noun
die Jungfer
Pronunciation: /ˈjʊŋ.fɐ/
unmarried woman; (old) maid, spinster
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plural Jungfern
Meanings
Noun
- unmarried woman; (old) maid, spinster
Example sentence
Nach dem Krieg herrschte Männermangel, und viele Frauen blieben Jungfern.
After the war, there was a shortage of men, and many women remained unmarried.
Word forms
singular
die Jungfer
plural
die Jungfern
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Jungfer
Accusativedie Jungfer
Dativeder Jungfer
Genitiveder Jungfer
Plural
Nominativedie Jungfern
Accusativedie Jungfern
Dativeden Jungfern
Genitiveder Jungfern
Usage
- eine alte Jungfer — an old maid or spinster; a dated and often disparaging expression
- Jungfer / unverheiratete Frau — the historical label / a neutral description of an unmarried woman
Im historischen Roman wird die unverheiratete Tante als Jungfer bezeichnet.
In the historical novel, the unmarried aunt is referred to as a spinster.