entjungfern

German

Etymology

From Jungfer (in the dated sense of “virgin”) with the prefix ent- (de-); thus literally “to devirginize”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛntˈjʊŋ.fɐn/
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Verb

entjungfern (weak, third-person singular present entjungfert, past tense entjungferte, past participle entjungfert, auxiliary haben)

  1. to deflower (to take somebody’s virginity)
    Synonym: (formal style only; of females only) deflorieren

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • Entjungferung
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