Ampelfrau
German
Etymology
From Ampel (“traffic lights”) + Frau (“woman”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈampl̩ˌfraʊ̯/
Audio: (file)
Noun
Ampelfrau f (genitive Ampelfrau, plural Ampelfrauen, masculine Ampelmann)
- female walking figure shown on pedestrian signals
Declension
Declension of Ampelfrau [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Ampelfrau | die | Ampelfrauen |
| genitive | einer | der | Ampelfrau | der | Ampelfrauen |
| dative | einer | der | Ampelfrau | den | Ampelfrauen |
| accusative | eine | die | Ampelfrau | die | Ampelfrauen |
Further reading
- “Ampelfrau” in Duden online
- Ampelfrau on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de