Ehrenfrau
German edit
Etymology edit
From Ehre (“honour”) + -n- + Frau (“woman”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Ehrenfrau f (genitive Ehrenfrau, plural Ehrenfrauen)
- (slang) A woman who is characterised by an honourable attitude and conduct and whose word can be relied on
Declension edit
Declension of Ehrenfrau [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Ehrenfrau | die | Ehrenfrauen |
| genitive | einer | der | Ehrenfrau | der | Ehrenfrauen |
| dative | einer | der | Ehrenfrau | den | Ehrenfrauen |
| accusative | eine | die | Ehrenfrau | die | Ehrenfrauen |
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “Ehrenfrau”, in Online-Wortschatz-Informationssystem Deutsch (in German), Mannheim: Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache, 2008–
- “Ehrenfrau” in Duden online
- “Ehrenfrau” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache