Heirat

German

Etymology

From Middle High German hīrāt, from Old High German hīrāt (“wedding; marriage”). Cognate with Old English hīred (“family, household”). More at hird.

Pronunciation

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

Heirat f (genitive Heirat, plural Heiraten)

marrying; marriage; wedding (the act of marrying; the contracting of a marriage)
Durch die Heirat mit einer Bürgerlichen verlor er seinen Rang in der Thronfolge.
By marrying a non-noble woman, he lost his spot in line to the throne.

Declension

Declension of Heirat

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Heirat	die	Heiraten
genitive	einer	der	Heirat	der	Heiraten
dative	einer	der	Heirat	den	Heiraten
accusative	eine	die	Heirat	die	Heiraten

Synonyms

Eheschließung
Hochzeit (roughly)

Related terms

Further reading

Heirat in Duden online

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