Lehrmädchen

German

Etymology

From lehren +‎ Mädchen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈleːɐ̯ˌmeːtçɛn/ (Austria, Southern Germany)
  • IPA(key): /ˈleːɐ̯ˌmɛːtçən/ (Germany, prescriptive; used naturally in western Germany)
  • IPA(key): /ˈleːɐ̯ˌmeːtçən/ (Germany, overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • Hyphenation: Lehr‧mäd‧chen

Noun

Lehrmädchen n (strong, genitive Lehrmädchens, plural Lehrmädchen)

  1. (Southern Germany, Austria) female apprentice
    Synonyms: Auszubildende, Lehrling, (Switzerland) Lehrtochter
    Antonyms: Meister, Meisterin

Declension

Declension of Lehrmädchen [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Lehrmädchen die Lehrmädchen
genitive eines des Lehrmädchens der Lehrmädchen
dative einem dem Lehrmädchen den Lehrmädchen
accusative ein das Lehrmädchen die Lehrmädchen

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