Maid

See also: maid

German

Etymology

From Middle High German mait, meit, contracted form of Old High German maget, thus a doublet of Magd (“maid”). Cognates with Dutch meid, maagd, Low German Meid, Maagd, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌸𐍃 (magaþs) and English maid.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maɪ̯t/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Homophone: meid

Noun

Maid f (genitive Maid, plural Maiden)

1. (now poetic) girl, maiden, virgin

   Leb wohl, du holde Maid!

   Farewell, you dainty maiden!

Declension

Declension of Maid [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Maid	die	Maiden
genitive	einer	der	Maid	der	Maiden
dative	einer	der	Maid	den	Maiden
accusative	eine	die	Maid	die	Maiden

Related terms

• Mädchen
• Magd

Further reading

• “Maid” in Duden online