Heirat
German
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editNoun
editHeirat f (genitive Heirat, plural Heiraten)
- 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
editDeclension of Heirat [feminine]
Related terms
edit- Ehe
- Heiratsantrag, Heiratsschwindel, Heiratsschwindler, Heiratsurkunde, Heiratsvermittler
- Liebesheirat, Selbstheirat, Schnellheirat, Zwangsheirat
- angeheiratet, verheiratet
Further reading
edit- “Heirat” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Heirat” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Heirat” in Duden online
- Heirat on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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