Spinster
Translations of "spinster" (54 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afrikaans | oujongnooi(unmarried woman) | — | |
| Arabic | عَانِس(unmarried woman) | ʕānis | |
| Bashkir | ҡарт ҡыҙ(unmarried woman) | qart qıź | |
| Basque | neskazahar(unmarried woman) | — | |
| Belarusian | стара́я дзе́ва(unmarried woman) | starája dzjéva | |
| Bulgarian | ста́ра мо́ма(unmarried woman) | stára móma | |
| Catalan | conca(unmarried woman), filador(obsolete: occupation), filadora(obsolete: occupation) | — | |
| Chechen | ойна(unmarried woman) | ojna | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 剩女(unmarried woman), 老處女 /老处女(unmarried woman) | shèngnǚ, lǎochǔnǚ | |
| Czech | stará panna(unmarried woman) | — | |
| Danish | pebermø(unmarried woman) | — | |
| Dutch | ongehuwde vrouw(unmarried woman), oude vrijster(unmarried woman), spindoctor(one who spins a political media story), spinner(obsolete: occupation), spinster(obsolete: occupation) | — | |
| Estonian | vanatüdruk(unmarried woman) | — | |
| Finnish | kehrääjä(obsolete: occupation), vanhapiika(unmarried woman) | — | |
| French | fileur(obsolete: occupation), fileuse(obsolete: occupation), vieille fille(unmarried woman) | — | |
| Galician | fiandeira(obsolete: occupation), fiandeiro(obsolete: occupation), poula(unmarried woman), solteirona(unmarried woman) | — | |
| German | Junggesellin(unmarried woman), Spinner(obsolete: occupation), Spinnerin(obsolete: occupation), alte Jungfer(unmarried woman), unverheiratete Frau(unmarried woman), älteres Fräulein(unmarried woman) | — | |
| Greek | γεροντοκόρη(unmarried woman) | gerontokóri | |
| Hungarian | aggszűz(unmarried woman), kézifonónő(obsolete: occupation), vénkisasszony(unmarried woman), vénlány(unmarried woman) | — | |
| Ido | damzelo(unmarried woman) | — | |
| Ingrian | vanhatyttö(unmarried woman) | — | |
| Irish | bean shingil(unmarried woman), puisbhean(unmarried woman) | — | |
| Italian | zitella(unmarried woman) | — | |
| Japanese | オールドミス(unmarried woman), ハイミス(unmarried woman), 売れ残り(unmarried woman) | ōrudo misu, haimisu, urenokori | |
| Kazakh | кәрі қыз(unmarried woman) | kärı qyz | |
| Korean | 노처녀(unmarried woman), 로처녀(unmarried woman), 올드 미스(unmarried woman) | nocheonyeo, rocheonyeo, oldeu miseu | |
| Lao | ນາງສາວແກ່(unmarried woman) | nāng sāo kǣ | |
| Lithuanian | senmergė(unmarried woman) | — | |
| Lü | ᦉᦱᧁᦏᧁᧉ(unmarried woman) | ṡaawṫhaw² | |
| Macedonian | стара мома(unmarried woman) | stara moma | |
| Manx | ben sneeuee(unmarried woman), ben sneeuee(obsolete: occupation) | — | |
| Māori | maro kau(unmarried woman), marokore(unmarried woman), takakau(unmarried woman), wahine kiritapu(unmarried woman), wahine takakau(unmarried woman), wahine taumaro(unmarried woman) | — | |
| Middle English | spynnere(obsolete: occupation), spynnestere(obsolete: occupation) | — | |
| Norwegian Bokmål | attergløyme(unmarried woman), peppermø(unmarried woman), peppermøy(unmarried woman) | — | |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | attergløyme(unmarried woman), peparmøy(unmarried woman) | — | |
| Polish | stara panna(unmarried woman) | — | |
| Portuguese | encalhada(unmarried woman), fiadeira(obsolete: occupation), fiadeiro(obsolete: occupation), solteira(unmarried woman), solteirona(unmarried woman) | — | |
| Romanian | fată bătrână(unmarried woman) | — | |
| Russian | векову́ха(unmarried woman), прядильщица(obsolete: occupation), ста́рая де́ва(unmarried woman), сучильщица(obsolete: occupation) | vekovúxa, prjadilʹščica, stáraja déva, sučilʹščica | |
| Scottish Gaelic | seana-mhaighdeann(unmarried woman) | — | |
| Serbo-Croatian | babadevojka(unmarried woman), babadjevojka(unmarried woman), usìdelica(unmarried woman), usìdjelica(unmarried woman), бабадевојка(unmarried woman), бабадјевојка(unmarried woman), усѝделица(unmarried woman), усѝдјелица(unmarried woman) | — | |
| Shan | သၢဝ်ၵႄႇ(unmarried woman) | sǎao kàae | |
| Sicilian | schetta(unmarried woman) | — | |
| Slovak | stará panna(unmarried woman) | — | |
| Slovene | stara devica(unmarried woman) | — | |
| Sotho | lefetwa(unmarried woman) | — | |
| Spanish | quedada(unmarried woman), solterona(unmarried woman) | — | |
| Swedish | fröken(unmarried woman), ungmö(unmarried woman) | — | |
| Tagalog | pindangga(unmarried woman) | — | |
| Thai | ทึนทึก(unmarried woman), สาวทึนทึก(unmarried woman), สาวแก่(unmarried woman), เทื้อ(unmarried woman) | tʉ́ʉa | |
| Turkish | kalmış(unmarried woman) | — | |
| Ukrainian | стара́ ді́ва(unmarried woman) | stará díva | |
| Vietnamese | bà cô già(unmarried woman) | — | |
| Welsh | hen ferch(unmarried woman) | — |
oujongnooi
neskazahar
conca, filador, filadora
stará panna
pebermø
ongehuwde vrouw, oude vrijster, spindoctor, spinner, spinster
vanatüdruk
kehrääjä, vanhapiika
fileur, fileuse, vieille fille
fiandeira, fiandeiro, poula, solteirona
Junggesellin, Spinner, Spinnerin, alte Jungfer, unverheiratete Frau, älteres Fräulein
aggszűz, kézifonónő, vénkisasszony, vénlány
damzelo
vanhatyttö
bean shingil, puisbhean
zitella
senmergė
ben sneeuee, ben sneeuee
maro kau, marokore, takakau, wahine kiritapu, wahine takakau, wahine taumaro
spynnere, spynnestere
attergløyme, peppermø, peppermøy
attergløyme, peparmøy
stara panna
encalhada, fiadeira, fiadeiro, solteira, solteirona
fată bătrână
векову́ха, прядильщица, ста́рая де́ва, сучильщица
vekovúxa, prjadilʹščica, stáraja déva, sučilʹščica
seana-mhaighdeann
babadevojka, babadjevojka, usìdelica, usìdjelica, бабадевојка, бабадјевојка, усѝделица, усѝдјелица
schetta
stará panna
stara devica
lefetwa
quedada, solterona
fröken, ungmö
pindangga
kalmış
bà cô già
hen ferch
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