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Junggeselle

bachelor

noun YOONG-ge-zel-le Rare
People & Society Relationships

Origin: from jung 'young' plus Geselle 'journeyman, fellow'

Usage Note

Junggeselle is an unmarried man, a bachelor. It is a weak masculine noun (dem Junggesellen); the feminine Junggesellin exists but is less common. The Junggesellenabschied is the German stag/bachelor party.

Examples

"Mit vierzig war er noch immer ein überzeugter Junggeselle."

Natural Translation

At forty he was still a convinced bachelor.

Literal Translation

With forty was he still always a convinced bachelor.

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