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mädchenhaft

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German

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Etymology

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Mädchen +‎ -haft

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛːtçənhaft/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ˈmeːt-/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
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  • Hyphenation: mäd‧chen‧haft

Adjective

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mädchenhaft (strong nominative masculine singular mädchenhafter, comparative mädchenhafter, superlative am mädchenhaftesten)

  1. girlish, maidenly

Declension

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