Braut

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German brūt, from Old High German brūt (akin to Old Saxon brūd), from Proto-Germanic *brūdiz. Compare Dutch bruid, English bride, Danish brud.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /bʁaʊ̯t/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -aʊ̯t

Noun[edit]

Braut f (genitive Braut, plural Bräute, diminutive Bräutchen n or Bräutlein n, masculine Bräutigam)

  1. bride; a woman taking part in a marriage
  2. (informal) a girlfriend, young woman, broad

Declension[edit]

Declension of Braut [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Braut die Bräute
genitive einer der Braut der Bräute
dative einer der Braut den Bräuten
accusative eine die Braut die Bräute

Antonyms[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Kashubian: brutka (dated)

Further reading[edit]

  • “Braut” in Duden online
  • “Braut” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German and Old High German brūt. The regular form of the plural is archaic Brait (cf. Haut → Hait), but the alternation in the diphthong’s onset was levelled here.

Cognate with German Braut, English bride, Dutch bruid, Icelandic brúður.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /bræu̯t/, [bʀæˑʊ̯t]

Noun[edit]

Braut f (plural Bräit)

  1. bride

Further reading[edit]

  • Braut in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire
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