Sauberfrau

German

Etymology

From sauber (“clean”) +‎ Frau (“woman”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzaʊ̯bɐˌfʁaʊ̯]
• Hyphenation: Sau‧ber‧frau

Noun

Sauberfrau f (genitive Sauberfrau, plural Sauberfrauen)

1. (humorous, chiefly politics) female equivalent of Saubermann
2. (humorous, rare) cleaning lady

Declension

Declension of Sauberfrau [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Sauberfrau	die	Sauberfrauen
genitive	einer	der	Sauberfrau	der	Sauberfrauen
dative	einer	der	Sauberfrau	den	Sauberfrauen
accusative	eine	die	Sauberfrau	die	Sauberfrauen

Further reading

• “Sauberfrau” in Duden online