Re: Feminization of plurals?
| From: | Philip Newton <philip.newton@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, February 11, 2009, 15:10 |
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On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 13:42, Benct Philip Jonsson <bpj@...> wrote:
> _fruntimmer_,
> meaning the same as German _Weib_
Or German _Frauenzimmer_?
(Though that word is only in my passive vocabulary, and I'm not
entirely sure of the range of its denotations and connotations. My
vague impression, though, is that it's a slightly disrespectful way of
referring to a woman.)
Cheers,
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Philip Newton <philip.newton@...>
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