Hauptfrau

German

Etymology

From haupt- (“chief, head”) +‎ Frau (“woman”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈhaʊ̯ptˌfʁaʊ̯]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Haupt‧frau

Noun

Hauptfrau f (genitive Hauptfrau, plural Hauptfrauen)

  1. (polygamy) the favorite wife of a man living in a polygynous marriage
  2. (military) female equivalent of Hauptmann (non-official term)

Declension

Declension of Hauptfrau [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Hauptfrau die Hauptfrauen
genitive einer der Hauptfrau der Hauptfrauen
dative einer der Hauptfrau den Hauptfrauen
accusative eine die Hauptfrau die Hauptfrauen

Further reading

  • “Hauptfrau” in Duden online
  • “Hauptfrau” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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