briutegome

Middle High German

Alternative forms

• briutegom, briutegoum, briutegoume, briutegume
• brǖdegam, brǖdegame, brǖdegome, brǖdegome, brǖtegoum, brǖtegum (Central German)

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German brūtigomo. By surface analysis, brūt +‎ gome.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (before 13^th CE) /ˈbryːtəɡomə/

Noun

briutegome m (feminine brūt)

1. bridegroom

Declension

Declension of briutegome (masculine, weak)

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	dër	briutegome	die	briutegomen
genitive	eines	dës	briutegomen	dër	briutegomen
dative	eime	dëm	briutegomen	dën	briutegomen
accusative	einen	dën	briutegomen	die	briutegomen

Descendants

• German: Bräutigam
• ⇒ Luxembourgish: Bräitchemann (folk-etymologically reformed)

References

• Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “briutegome”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel