Hauptfrau
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From haupt- (“chief, head”) + Frau (“woman”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Hauptfrau f (genitive Hauptfrau, plural Hauptfrauen)
- (polygamy) the favorite wife of a man living in a polygynous marriage
- (military) female equivalent of Hauptmann (non-official term)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Hauptfrau [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Hauptfrau | die | Hauptfrauen |
genitive | einer | der | Hauptfrau | der | Hauptfrauen |
dative | einer | der | Hauptfrau | den | Hauptfrauen |
accusative | eine | die | Hauptfrau | die | Hauptfrauen |