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frau at CMU American English spelling Of Explained:

[frau]

frau at English irregular forms Of Explained:

(pl) frauen

frau at English => English (English Etymology) Of Explained:

"married woman," c.1813, from Ger. Frau "woman, wife," from M.H.G. vrouwe "lady, mistress," from O.H.G. frouwa "mistress," said to be from PIE *prowo-, from base *per- "beyond." ///

frau at German => English Of Explained:

femme, mrs, signora, wife, woman

frau at German => English Of Explained:

wife

woman

frau at German => English Of Explained:

femme, mrs, signora, wife, woman

Frau at English => English (Moby Thesaurus II) Of Explained:

36 Moby Thesaurus words for "Frau":
Eve, Fraulein, Miss, Mistress, Mlle, Mme, Mmes, dame,
daughter of Eve, distaff, domina, dona, donna, dowager, femme,
frow, gentlewoman, girl, lady, lass, madam, madame, mademoiselle,
matron, mem-sahib, mesdames, milady, senhora, senhorita, signora,
signorina, squaw, vrouw, wahine, weaker vessel, woman

Frau at German => English Of Explained:

Frau [frau]nsf
femme, mrs, signora, wife, woman

Frau at English => English (Websters 1913) Of Explained:

Frau \Frau\, n.; pl. {Frauen}. [G. Cf. 1st {Frow}.]
In Germany, a woman; a married woman; a wife; -- as a title,
equivalent to Mrs., Madam.

Frau at English => English (WordNet) Of Explained:

Frau
n : a married German woman; used as a title equivalent to Mrs.
in English

Frau at English (WD) Of Explained:

Inter: also » frau|frâu

German

Category: File - :Inguna Butane in Michael Kors FW 08 Collection.jpg|thumb|Eine Frau

Etymology

From Inter: etyl » gmh|de Inter: term » vrouwe|lang=gmh, Inter: term » vrowe|lang=gmh, from the Inter: etyl » goh|de Inter: term » frouwa|lang=goh, from Inter: etyl » gem-pro|de Inter: recons » frawjōn|lang=gem-pro, a feminine form of Inter: recons » frawjô||lord|lang=gem-pro (Old English Inter: term » frea|frēa|lang=ang, Inter: term » freo|frēo|lang=ang), from Inter: etyl » ine-pro|de Inter: recons » prōw-||master, judge|lang=ine-pro. Cognate with Old Saxon Inter: term » frua|frūa|lang=osx (Middle Low German Inter: term » vrouwe|lang=gml, Modern Low German Inter: term » frug|lang=nds), Old Norse Inter: term » freyja|lang=non. The Indo-European root is also the source of Slavic Inter: recons » prāvъ|lang=sla (whence Old Church Slavonic Inter: term » правъ|lang=cu|sc=Cyrs, Russian Inter: term » правый||sc=Cyrl|right|lang=ru).

Pronunciation

* Inter: rhymes » aʊ|lang=de

Inter: IPA » /fʀaʊ̯/|lang=de, Inter: X-SAMPA » /fR\aU/

: Inter: audio » de-Frau.ogg|audio

Noun

Inter: de-noun » f||Frauen

Inter: obsolete » lang=de A lady.

An adult female, a woman.
One's wife.
A title of courtesy, equivalent to Mrs/Ms, which has nearly replaced Fräulein in the function of Miss.
Lady, mistress.
Declension
Inter: de-noun-f » en
Abbreviation
Fr.
Synonyms
* Inter: sense » adult female Weib, weiblicher Mensch

Inter: sense » wife Ehefrau, Ehegattin, Gattin, Gemahlin, Angetraute

Inter: sense » title Fräulein

Inter: sense » lady Dame, Herrin

Antonyms

* Inter: sense » adult female|by gender Mann {{m}}, (~, by age): Mädchen {{n}}, Mädel {{n}} (archaic)

Inter: sense » wife Mann, Ehemann, Ehegatte, Gatte

Inter: sense » title Herr

Inter: sense » lady Herr

Derived terms

Inter: top » 2

Frauchen

Fräulein

fraulich, Fraulichkeit

Frauenfarn

Frauenhaar

Inter: mid » 2

Frauenhaarbaum
Frauenmantel
Frauenschuh
Frauenviole
Frauenwurz

Inter: botto » m

Compounds

Inter: rel-top » Compounds

Frauenabend

Frauenarbeit

Frauenarzt, Frauenärztin

Frauenarzthelferin

Frauenbeauftragte

Frauenbeilage

Frauenbelange

Frauenberuf

Frauenbewegung

Frauenbuchladen

Frauenchor

Frauendomäne

Frauenemanzipation

Frauenfachschule

Frauenfeind

frauenfeindlich

Frauenfeindlichkeit

Frauenfilm

Frauenfrage

frauenfreundlich

Frauenfunk

Frauengefängnis

Frauengeschichte, Frauengeschichten

Frauengestalt

Frauengruppe

frauenhaft

Frauenhandel

Frauenhass

Frauenhaus

Frauenheilkunde

Frauenheilkundler, Frauenheilkundlerin

Inter: rel-mi » d

Frauenheld
Frauenhemd
Frauenherrschaft
Frauenjäger
Frauenkleid
Frauenkleidung
Frauenklinik
Frauenkloster
Frauenkrankheit
Frauenleiden
Frauenliebling
Frauenliteratur
Frauenmagazin
Frauenmannschaft
Frauenrechte
Frauenrechtler, Frauenrechtlerin, Frauenrechtlertum
Frauenrock
Frauenrolle
Frauensache
Frauenschänder
Frauensleute
Frauenstimmen
Frauenstimmrecht
Frauenturnen
Frauentyp
Frauenumkleide, Frauenumkleidekabine
Frauenumkleideraum
Frauenverein
Frauenwahlrecht
Frauenwelt
Frauenzimmer

Inter: rel-botto » m

frau at English (WD) Of Explained:

Inter: also » Frau|frâu

English

Etymology

Inter: borrowing » de|Frau.

Noun

Inter: en-nou » n

A German woman.

Inter: quote-news » year=2007|date=January 12|author=Grace Glueck|title=Fun With Studio Crafts: When the Traditional Gets Quirky|work=New York Times|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/12/arts/design/12craf.html

|passage=It presents Dürer’s mother as a sharp-nosed, world-weary German frau looking wryly out at life from under a decorous wimple.

Catalan

Etymology

From Inter: etyl » la|ca Inter: term » fraus|lang=la.

Noun

Inter: ca-noun » m

fraud

German

Pronunciation

* Inter: IPA » /fʀaʊ̯/|lang=de

Inter: homophones » Frau|lang=de
Inter: audio » de-Frau.ogg|audio
Etymology
First used by feminists when writing about women, then used in general contexts, as a gender-neutral alternative to the pronoun man,Petra Storjohann, Diachrone Angaben im Wortartikel frau, page 320, in Grundfragen der elektronischen Lexikographie, edited by Ulrike Haß, ISBN-13 978-3-11-018494-5. because that word derives from Mann ("adult male").Theo Stemmler: Wie das Eisbein ins Lexikon kam, page 15, ISBN 978-3-411-72291-4. Compare the use of she vs he'' in English to refer to someone whose gender is unknown.
Pronoun
Inter: head » de|indefinite pronoun

Inter: indefinite » lang=de one, they Inter: qualifier » indefinite third-person singular pronoun

1998, Matthias Matussek, Die vaterlose Gesellschaft: überfällige Anmerkungen zum Geschlechterkampf, page 47:
: Sie ist selbst dann noch beschissen, wenn frau sie beendet hat.
2003, Ulrike Schlicht, Selbsterweiterungsprozesse alleinlebender Frauen, ISBN 38309 12439, page 218:
: Wenn frau sich kennt, braucht sie nicht vor sich wegzulaufen.
2008, Gaye Suse Kromer, Obszöne Lust oder etablierte Unterhaltung?, page 163:
: Erst mal sechs Jahre alleine und frau muss auch zusehen, dass sie sich gerne hat. Das liebe ich, mit mir selbst zu sein und mich zu mögen und mich zu streicheln.
References

Translation: ca » frau
Translation: de » frau
Translation: fr » frau
Translation: it » frau
Translation: he » frau
Translation: la » frau
Translation: mg » frau
Translation: ta » frau
Translation: zh » frau

frâu at English (WD) Of Explained:

Inter: also » Frau

Romanian

Etymology

From Inter: etyl » la|ro Inter: term » frenum|frēnum|bridle|lang=la.

Noun

Inter: ro-noun » n|frâie (plural also frâne'')

bridle, curb, check

reins
restraint
Derived terms
* frână
Related terms
* înfrâna
See also
* căpăstru

Translation: mg » frâu
Translation: fj » frâu

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