maagdenvlies
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Compound of maagd (“virgin”) + -en- + vlies (“fleece, membrane”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
maagdenvlies n (plural maagdenvliezen, diminutive maagdenvliesje n)
- The hymen, a membrane which occludes the vagina and is in traditional thinking supposed to remain intact only in virgin females.
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Descendants[edit]
- Afrikaans: maagdevlies
- → West Frisian: maagdeflues (calque)