Stiftsfräulein

German

Etymology

From Stift + s + Fräulein.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtɪft͡sˌfʁɔʏ̯laɪ̯n/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtɪft͡sˌfʁɔlaɪ̯n/ (colloquially, especially northern and central Germany)
  • Hyphenation: Stifts‧fräu‧lein

Noun

Stiftsfräulein n (genitive Stiftsfräuleins, plural Stiftsfräulein or Stiftsfräuleins)

  1. conventual in a Lutheran women's endowment

Declension

  • Stiftsbibliothek, Stiftsherr, Stiftsfrau, Stiftskapitel, Stiftskirche
  • Hochstift, Frauenstift, Kanonikerstift, Kollegiatstift
  • Burgfräulein, Schalterfräulein
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