Joffer

Lëtzebuergesch

English: spinster; teacher [female]
Français: demoiselle [femme célibataire]; professeure des écoles
Deutsch: Fräulein [unverheiratete Frau]; Grundschullehrerin

Type: SUBST F
Plural: Jofferen
Synonym: Léierin; Schouljoffer

Pronunciation (IPA)

[jˈofɐ]

Meanings and translations

Meaning 1

archaic

Deutsch: Fräulein (unverheiratete Frau)
Français: demoiselle (femme célibataire)
English: single woman; spinster
Português: menina (senhora solteira)
Nederlands: juffrouw (ongehuwde vrouw)

Meaning 2

Deutsch: Grundschullehrerin
Français: institutrice; professeure des écoles
English: teacher (female)
Português: professora (primária)
Nederlands: onderwijzeres

Synonyms

Léierin · Schouljoffer

Usage notes

Spelling variants

Only source-reviewed variants are suggested.

Joffer
Jofferen

Example sentences

niewent eis wunnt eng al Joffer
archaic
Meaning 1: single woman; spinster
ech hunn enger Joffer gehollef, d'Wallis an den Zuch ze hiewen
archaic
Meaning 1: single woman; spinster
d'Joffer huet de Kanner haut keng Hausaufgabe ginn
Meaning 2: teacher

Source: ZLS / LOD · July 2026 · CC0

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