Huusfrau
Alemannic German
Etymology
From Middle High German hūsvrou(we), equivalent to Huus + Frau. Cognate with German Hausfrau. Compare Dutch huisvrouw, English housewife, Icelandic húsfrú.
Pronunciation
- (Zurich) IPA(key): /huːsfræʊ/
Noun
Huusfrau f (plural Huusfraue)
- housewife
- 1978, Rolf Lyssey and Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript):
- So chasch em au bewiise, das du e perfäkchti Huusfrau bisch.
- You can prove to him that you're a perfect housewife.
- So chasch em au bewiise, das du e perfäkchti Huusfrau bisch.
- 1978, Rolf Lyssey and Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript):
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