English-German translation for "distaff"

"distaff" German translation

distaff
British English | britisches EnglischBr [ˈdistɑːf] American English | amerikanisches EnglischUS [-stæ(ː)f]noun | Substantiv s <distaffs; British English | britisches EnglischBr distaves [-stɑːvz] American English | amerikanisches EnglischUS [-stæ(ː)vz]>

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SpinnRocken, Kunkel Frauenarbeit, Reich der Frau Frau
  • (Spinn)Rockenmasculine | Maskulinum m
    distaff used in spinning
    Kunkelfeminine | Femininum f
    distaff used in spinning
    distaff used in spinning
  • Frau(enplural | Plural pl)feminine | Femininum f
    distaff rare | seltenselten (woman, women)
    distaff rare | seltenselten (woman, women)
  • Frauenarbeitfeminine | Femininum f
    distaff women’s work figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig literary | literarischliter
    distaff women’s work figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig literary | literarischliter
  • Reichneuter | Neutrum n der Frau
    distaff women’s domain figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig literary | literarischliter
    distaff women’s domain figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig literary | literarischliter
on the distaff side
on the distaff side
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