Dienstmädchen

German

Etymology

Dienst +‎ Mädchen

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdiːnstˌmɛːtçən/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
IPA^(key): /-ˌmeːtçən/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
Audio (file)
Hyphenation: Dienst‧mäd‧chen
Rhymes: -ɛːtçən

Noun

Dienstmädchen n (strong, genitive Dienstmädchens, plural Dienstmädchen)

maid, housemaid

Declension

Declension of Dienstmädchen [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Dienstmädchen	die	Dienstmädchen
genitive	eines	des	Dienstmädchens	der	Dienstmädchen
dative	einem	dem	Dienstmädchen	den	Dienstmädchen
accusative	ein	das	Dienstmädchen	die	Dienstmädchen

Further reading

“Dienstmädchen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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