Witfrau

German

Etymology

From a contracted form of Witwe (“widow”) +‎ Frau (“woman”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɪtfʁaʊ̯/
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Noun

Witfrau f (genitive Witfrau, plural Witfrauen, masculine Witmann)

  1. (archaic, still sometimes Switzerland, western Germany) alternative form of Witwe (“widow”)

Declension

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