Dirne
German, noun/ˈdɪrnə/
Dirne is spelled D-I-R-N-E (5 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 47,290th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dirne is a German feminine noun meaning “whore (prostitute or sexually unreserved woman)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Prostituierte”.
What does Dirne mean in English?
noun
- 1
datedderogatoryfemininewhore (prostitute or sexually unreserved woman)
- 2
archaicfemininegirl; lass
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Prostituierte 2. Mädchen mit liederlichem Lebenswandel 3. junges Mädchen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Dirne
- Dirnen plural
- Dirntl diminutive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Dirne?
- /ˈdɪrnə/
- [ˈdɪʁnə]
- [ˈdɪɐ̯nə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Dirne
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Dirne in German?
Dirne appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).