Putzfrau

German

Etymology

From putz(en) (“to clean”) +‎ Frau (“woman”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpʊt͡sˌfʁaʊ̯/
Audio (file)
Hyphenation: Putz‧frau

Noun

Putzfrau f (genitive Putzfrau, plural Putzfrauen)

charwoman, female cleaner
Synonyms: Reinemachefrau, Raumpflegerin, Reinigungsfacharbeiterin, Reinigungskraft, Putzkraft, Putzhilfe, Putze

Coordinate term: Putzmann

Declension

Declension of Putzfrau [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Putzfrau	die	Putzfrauen
genitive	einer	der	Putzfrau	der	Putzfrauen
dative	einer	der	Putzfrau	den	Putzfrauen
accusative	eine	die	Putzfrau	die	Putzfrauen

See also

Reinigungsfirma

Further reading

“Putzfrau” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Putzfrau” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Putzfrau” in Duden online
Putzfrau on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

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