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Fräulein
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fräulein fraulein Fraulein
English
Noun
en fraulein.
German
Etymology
de gmh vrouwelīn mistress, young unmarried noblewoman, equivalent to de Frau lein.
Pronunciation
de /ˈfʁɔɪ̯laɪ̯n/ standard
de /ˈfʁɔlaɪ̯n/ colloquially, especially northern and central Germany
de De-Fräulein.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de aɪ̯n
Noun
n,,(s)
de Frau but not freely applicable
de dated address for an unmarried woman miss
de Guten Morgen, Fräulein Schmitz! Good morning, Miss Schmitz!
miss, young woman (especially a shop assistant)
de Würden Sie mir kurz helfen, junges Fräulein! Would you help me please, miss!
young lady, missy said jokingly or rebukingly to a little girl
de So, jetzt reicht's aber, Fräulein! All right, that's enough, young lady!
de obsolete A female animal or person
Usage notes
Fräulein as a formal address for an unmarried woman is now uncommon and considered disrespectful and sexist by some. de Frau is the normal address for all women.
As an informal address for a girl or young woman whose name one does not know, particularly a shop assistant, the word is still fairly common, though chiefly restricted to older speakers. It is generally advised that it be replaced by Frau in all instances.
Declension
n,,(s)
Descendants
1 en fraulein Fraulein
eo 1 fraŭlino
ka 1 ფრეილინა
liv 1 freilen
csb 1 frélëna
1 ru фро́йляйн фре́йлина<tr:frɛ́jlina>
sh - 1
sh фра̏јла 1
sh frȁjla 1
Further reading
de
de diminutiva tantum
de Female people