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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish iūmfrū, from Old Norse jungfrú, jumfrú from Middle Low German junkvruwe.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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jungfru c

  1. a young (unmarried) woman, a young lady
    jungfru Marion
    Lady Marion
    Jeanne d’Arc, även kallad Jungfrun av Orléans
    Saint Joan of Arc or The Maid of Orléans
  2. a virgin
    till en jungfru som var trolovad med en man vid namn Josef, av Davids hus; och jungfruns namn var Maria.
    To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name [was] Mary. (Luke 1:27)
    hon förblev jungfru hela livet
    she remained a virgin all her life
  3. a girl, a maid, a female servant
  4. (historical) an old measure of volume, equal to 8.2 centilitres
  5. Virgo (star sign)
  6. Short for jungfrukammare (maid's room).

Declension

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Derived terms

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See also

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Zodiac signs in Swedish (layout · text)
       
Väduren Oxen Tvillingarna Kräftan
       
Lejonet Jungfrun Vågen Skorpionen
       
Skytten Stenbocken Vattumannen Fiskarna

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