bruidsschat
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Dutch[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- bruidschat (obsolete)
- bruidtschat (obsolete)
- bruitschat (obsolete)
- bruydschat (obsolete)
- bruydtschat (obsolete)
- bruytschat (obsolete)
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Dutch bruutscat. Equivalent to bruid (“bride”) + -s- + schat (“treasure”). Cf. German Brautschatz.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bruidsschat m (plural bruidsschatten, diminutive bruidsschatje n)
- dowry (money or goods given to the bridegroom by the bride's parents) [from 16th c.]
- (less common, chiefly biblical) bride price, reverse dowry (money or goods given to the bride or her parents by the bridegroom or his parents) [from 17th c.]
- Synonym: bruidsprijs
Descendants[edit]
- Afrikaans: bruidskat
- → West Frisian: breidsskat (calque)