German edit

Etymology edit

From Stift +‎ -s- +‎ Fräulein.

Pronunciation edit

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

Stiftsfräulein n (strong, genitive Stiftsfräuleins, plural Stiftsfräuleins or Stiftsfräulein)

  1. conventual in a Lutheran women's endowment

Declension edit

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