Hausmädchen

German

Etymology

Haus +‎ Mädchen

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

Noun

Hausmädchen n (strong, genitive Hausmädchens, plural Hausmädchen)

  1. maid, housemaid

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

Further reading
  • “Hausmädchen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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