mevrouwn.

Brit.

/məvˈrəʊ/,

/məˈfrəʊ/, U.S.

/məvˈroʊ/,

/məˈfroʊ/, South African English

/məˈfrəʊ/

Inflections: Plural mevroue, mynvrouwen.

Forms: 1700s mevrouwe, 1700s my vrouw, 1800s– mevrouw, 1900s– mevrou, 1900s– mij vrouw, 1900s– mi vrouw, 1900s– mynfrau, 1900s– mynvrou.

Origin: A borrowing from Dutch. Etymon: Dutch mevrouw.

Etymology: < South African Dutch, Dutch mevrouw (Afrikaans mevrou ) < me , low-stress variant of mijn my (see mine pron.) + vrouw woman, wife (see vrouw n.).In South African English the current spelling is usually mevrou, after Afrikaans.

A courteous form of address to a married Dutch or Afrikaans woman; ‘madam’, ‘mistress’ (cf. madam n.). Also: a title given to a married Dutch or Afrikaans woman, esp. a teacher.

ΚΠ

1734 Duke of Richmond Let. 2 July in Corr. Dukes Richmond & Newcastle (1984) 14 The Princess went Incognita to see the Pensioners Garden, & he [sc. Simon van Slingelandt] & Mevrouwe Slingerland [sic] his Lady, mett her there.

1797 Lady A. Barnard Lives of Lindsays (1849) III. 409 I cannot convince the cooks that so great a lady as ‘my vrouw’ understands anything of the kitchen.

1862 L. Duff-Gordon Let. 9 Feb. in Lett. from Cape (1925) vii. 111 There is a fine handsome Van Steen, who is very persevering; but Sally does not seem to fancy becoming Mevrouw at all.

1871 Appletons' Jrnl. 22 July 108/3 Here, twice a year, Mevrouw holds her grand saturnalia.

1910 D. Fairbridge That which hath Been v. 42 A coloured person, mevrouw; ‘Ou'ma Jannetje’ she calls herself.

1949 S. J. Perelman Let. 24 Mar. in Don't tread on Me (1987) 93 Boat landings with music pavilions where the mynheers and mevrouws used to listen to Handel.

1974 Eastern Province Herald (Port Elizabeth) 27 Nov. 37 Mevrou Van Niekerk..fed them on mebos and honey cakes in her big farm kitchen.

1992 ‘C. Curzon’ First Wife x. 99 Mevrouw Henstra, the school's principal, was marking shorthand transcripts.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mevrouw
释义	mevrouwn. Brit. /məvˈrəʊ/, /məˈfrəʊ/, U.S. /məvˈroʊ/, /məˈfroʊ/, South African English /məˈfrəʊ/ Inflections: Plural mevroue, mynvrouwen. Forms: 1700s mevrouwe, 1700s my vrouw, 1800s– mevrouw, 1900s– mevrou, 1900s– mij vrouw, 1900s– mi vrouw, 1900s– mynfrau, 1900s– mynvrou. Origin: A borrowing from Dutch. Etymon: Dutch mevrouw. Etymology: < South African Dutch, Dutch mevrouw (Afrikaans mevrou ) < me , low-stress variant of mijn my (see mine pron.) + vrouw woman, wife (see vrouw n.).In South African English the current spelling is usually mevrou, after Afrikaans. A courteous form of address to a married Dutch or Afrikaans woman; ‘madam’, ‘mistress’ (cf. madam n.). Also: a title given to a married Dutch or Afrikaans woman, esp. a teacher. ΚΠ 1734 Duke of Richmond Let. 2 July in Corr. Dukes Richmond & Newcastle (1984) 14 The Princess went Incognita to see the Pensioners Garden, & he [sc. Simon van Slingelandt] & Mevrouwe Slingerland [sic] his Lady, mett her there. 1797 Lady A. Barnard Lives of Lindsays (1849) III. 409 I cannot convince the cooks that so great a lady as ‘my vrouw’ understands anything of the kitchen. 1862 L. Duff-Gordon Let. 9 Feb. in Lett. from Cape (1925) vii. 111 There is a fine handsome Van Steen, who is very persevering; but Sally does not seem to fancy becoming Mevrouw at all. 1871 Appletons' Jrnl. 22 July 108/3 Here, twice a year, Mevrouw holds her grand saturnalia. 1910 D. Fairbridge That which hath Been v. 42 A coloured person, mevrouw; ‘Ou'ma Jannetje’ she calls herself. 1949 S. J. Perelman Let. 24 Mar. in Don't tread on Me (1987) 93 Boat landings with music pavilions where the mynheers and mevrouws used to listen to Handel. 1974 Eastern Province Herald (Port Elizabeth) 27 Nov. 37 Mevrou Van Niekerk..fed them on mebos and honey cakes in her big farm kitchen. 1992 ‘C. Curzon’ First Wife x. 99 Mevrouw Henstra, the school's principal, was marking shorthand transcripts. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1734
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