Frauenzimmer

German Etymology From de gmh vrouwenzimmer; de Frau woman -n- -en- Zimmer room. Originally (in the 15th century) denoting a woman's room, then her things and (in the 16th century) her attendants, and then (in the 17th century) an individual woman, often one of low status, for which reason the term started to become derogatory.DWDS Compare da fruentimmer and sv fruntimmer. Pronunciation de [ˈfʁaʊ̯ənˌtsɪmɐ] de De-Frauenzimmer.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Noun n de now chiefly historical derogatory or jocular lady, woman; archaic dame, wench 131 Natürlich, ein Frauenzimmer! dachte Hans Castorp, und wieder murmelte er es ausdrücklich vor sich hin, so daß die Lehrerin, Fräulein Engelhart, verstand, was er sagte. Pf course, a woman! thought Hans Castorp; and once again he muttered it aloud so clearly that the teacher, Miss Engelhart, understood what he was saying. de 1955 Kurt Guggenheim de Alles in Allem 10 Th. Gut Verlag 2018 Die beiden Knaben blickten kritisch zu dem imposanten Frauenzimmer empor. The two boys looked up at the imposing dame critically. Declension n References Further reading