Jungfernhäutchen

German

Etymology

Jungfer (“virgin”) +‎ Häutchen (“membrane”); Häutchen is the diminutive of Haut (“skin”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈjʊŋfɐnˌhɔʏ̯tçən/
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Noun

Jungfernhäutchen n (strong, genitive Jungfernhäutchens, plural Jungfernhäutchen)

hymen (membrane which occludes the vagina)
Synonym: (in medical terminology) Hymen

Declension

Declension of Jungfernhäutchen [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Jungfernhäutchen	die	Jungfernhäutchen
genitive	eines	des	Jungfernhäutchens	der	Jungfernhäutchen
dative	einem	dem	Jungfernhäutchen	den	Jungfernhäutchen
accusative	ein	das	Jungfernhäutchen	die	Jungfernhäutchen

Further reading

“Jungfernhäutchen” in Duden online
“Jungfernhäutchen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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