Junker

== English == === Noun === Junker (plural Junkers) Alternative spelling of junker. == German == === Etymology === From Middle High German juncherre (“young lord, not yet knighted nobleman”); a reduced form of a compound of the equivalents of jung (“young”) and Herr (“lord”). Compare similarly constructed and reduced Jungfer. Cognate of Dutch jonkheer, jonker. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈjʊŋkɐ/ Hyphenation: Jun‧ker === Noun === Junker m (strong, genitive Junkers, plural Junker) junker ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: junker === Further reading === “Junker” in Duden online