← Back to context Comment by spankibalt 7 hours ago “Maiden” in German is neutral.Nachweise erbeten (citations, please). :) 5 comments spankibalt Reply dpark 3 hours ago Should have said ‘The German word for “Maiden” is neutral.’My phrasing was ambiguous and my German is rusty, hence the archaic translation. heinrich5991 6 hours ago https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Mädchen spankibalt 6 hours ago I was asking for Maiden, plural of Maid. [1]1. [https://www.dwds.de/wb/Maid] mike_hearn 6 hours ago dpark is using a slightly archaic translation, Mädchen would normally be rendered as "girl" in modern English. dpark 3 hours ago Correct. I was referring to Mädchen and my German is extremely rusty.
dpark 3 hours ago Should have said ‘The German word for “Maiden” is neutral.’My phrasing was ambiguous and my German is rusty, hence the archaic translation.
heinrich5991 6 hours ago https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Mädchen spankibalt 6 hours ago I was asking for Maiden, plural of Maid. [1]1. [https://www.dwds.de/wb/Maid]
mike_hearn 6 hours ago dpark is using a slightly archaic translation, Mädchen would normally be rendered as "girl" in modern English. dpark 3 hours ago Correct. I was referring to Mädchen and my German is extremely rusty.
Should have said ‘The German word for “Maiden” is neutral.’
My phrasing was ambiguous and my German is rusty, hence the archaic translation.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Mädchen
I was asking for Maiden, plural of Maid. [1]
1. [https://www.dwds.de/wb/Maid]
dpark is using a slightly archaic translation, Mädchen would normally be rendered as "girl" in modern English.
Correct. I was referring to Mädchen and my German is extremely rusty.