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/

Verb

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

  1. to deflower (to take somebody’s virginity)

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • deflorieren (formal style only; of females only)

Derived terms

  • Entjungferung
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