German

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Etymology

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Compound of Berg +‎ Frau.

Noun

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Bergfrau f (genitive Bergfrau, plural Bergfrauen, diminutive Bergfräulein n or Bergfrauchen n)

  1. female miner, female digger
  2. (mythology, folklore) mythological wild woman who lives in the mountains

Declension

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