Feuerwehrfrau

German

Etymology

From Feuerwehr (“fire brigade”) +‎ Frau (“woman”), in analogy to Feuerwehrmann (“fireman, male firefighter”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔʏɐveːɐˌfʁaʊ/

Noun

Feuerwehrfrau f (genitive Feuerwehrfrau, plural Feuerwehrfrauen, masculine Feuerwehrmann)

  1. firewoman, firefighter (female)

Usage notes

The plural form Feuerwehrleute can be used for mixed-sex groups while Feuerwehrmänner (usually) refers to a group of male firefighters only.

Declension
Declension of Feuerwehrfrau
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Feuerwehrfrau die Feuerwehrfrauen
genitive einer der Feuerwehrfrau der Feuerwehrfrauen
dative einer der Feuerwehrfrau den Feuerwehrfrauen
accusative eine die Feuerwehrfrau die Feuerwehrfrauen

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