jomfru
Danish
Etymology
From Middle Low German junkvruwe (“maiden”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jɔmfru/, [ˈjʌmfʁ̥o]
Noun
jomfru c
- maiden, virgin
- Virgo (someone with a Virgo star sign)
Inflection
Declension of jomfru
common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | jomfru | jomfruen | jomfruer | jomfruerne |
genitive | jomfrus | jomfruens | jomfruers | jomfruernes |
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Middle Low German junkvruwe, and Old Norse jungfrú, jumfrú
Noun
jomfru f or m (definite singular jomfrua or jomfruen, indefinite plural jomfruer, definite plural jomfruene)
- a virgin (girl or woman who has never had sexual intercourse)
- (gammel jomfru) an old maid (derogatory) or spinster (older woman who has never married)
- a Virgo (someone born under that star sign)
Derived terms
- jomfruelig
- jomfruhinne
- jomfru Maria
References
- “jomfru” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Middle Low German junkvruwe, and Old Norse jungfrú, jumfrú
Noun
jomfru f (definite singular jomfrua, indefinite plural jomfruer, definite plural jomfruene)
- a virgin (as above)
- (gammal / gamal jomfru) an old maid or spinster (as above)
- a Virgo (as above)
Derived terms
- jomfruhinne
- jomfru Maria
References
- “jomfru” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.