Witfrau
German
Etymology
From a contracted form of Witwe (“widow”) + Frau (“woman”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɪtfʁaʊ̯/
Noun
Witfrau f (genitive Witfrau, plural Witfrauen, masculine Witmann)
- (archaic, still sometimes Switzerland, western Germany) Alternative form of Witwe (“widow”)
Declension
Declension of Witfrau [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
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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 |