Heirat

German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle High German hīrāt, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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)

1. 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.

Synonyms

• Eheschließung, Trauung
• Hochzeit (roughly)

Related terms

• Heiratsantrag, Heiratsschwindel, Heiratsschwindler, Heiratsurkunde, Heiratsvermittler
• Liebesheirat, Selbstheirat, Schnellheirat, Zwangsheirat
• angeheiratet, verheiratet

Further reading

• “Heirat” in Duden online