Witfrau

German

Etymology

From a contracted form of Witwe (“widow”) +‎ Frau (“woman”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɪtfʁaʊ̯/

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Noun

Witfrau f (genitive Witfrau, plural Witfrauen, masculine Witmann)

1. (archaic, still sometimes Switzerland, western Germany) Alternative form of Witwe (“widow”)

Declension

Declension of Witfrau [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Witfrau	die	Witfrauen
genitive	einer	der	Witfrau	der	Witfrauen
dative	einer	der	Witfrau	den	Witfrauen
accusative	eine	die	Witfrau	die	Witfrauen