Brautgeld

German

Etymology

Braut +‎ Geld

Noun

Brautgeld n (strong, genitive Brautgeldes or Brautgelds, plural Brautgelder)

1. bride price (a payment, known in some cultures, by the bridegroom [or his family] to the bride [or her family])
2. (Islam) mahr (a bride price prescribed by Islamic law)

Declension

Declension of Brautgeld [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Brautgeld	die	Brautgelder
genitive	eines	des	Brautgeldes, Brautgelds	der	Brautgelder
dative	einem	dem	Brautgeld, Brautgelde1	den	Brautgeldern
accusative	ein	das	Brautgeld	die	Brautgelder

¹Now rare, see notes.

See also

• Aussteuer
• Mitgift