Heirat

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German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German hīrāt, from Old High German hīrāt (wedding; marriage), from Proto-West Germanic *hīwarād. Cognate with Old English hīred (family, household). More at hird.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhaɪ̯ˌʁaːt/, /haɪ̯.ʁat/
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Noun

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Heirat f (genitive Heirat, plural Heiraten)

  1. marrying; marriage; wedding (the act of marrying; the contracting of a marriage)
    Synonyms: Eheschließung, Trauung; (roughly) Hochzeit
    Durch die Heirat mit einer Bürgerlichen verlor er seinen Rang in der Thronfolge.
    By marrying a commoner, he lost his place in the line of succession.

Declension

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Further reading

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  • Heirat” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Heirat” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Heirat” in Duden online
  • Heirat on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de