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Heirat
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German
Alternative forms
de Heyrat obsolete
Etymology
de :inh gmh:hīrāt<ety:inh<goh:hīrāt<ety:inh<gmw-pro:*hīwarād>>>> 1
From de gmh hīrāt, from de goh hīrāt wedding; marriage, from de gmw-pro *hīwarād. Cognate with ang hīred family, household. More at en hird.
Pronunciation
de /ˈhaɪ̯ˌʁaːt/ /haɪ̯.ʁat/
de De-Heirat.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
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marrying; marriage; wedding the act of marrying; the contracting of a marriage
de Eheschließung Trauung ; Hochzeit<q:roughly>
de Durch die Heirat mit einer Bürgerlichen verlor er seinen Rang in der Thronfolge. By marrying a commoner, he lost his place in the line of succession.
Declension
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Related terms
de Ehe
de Heiratsantrag, de Heiratsschwindel, de Heiratsschwindler, de Heiratsurkunde, de Heiratsvermittler
de Liebesheirat, de Selbstheirat, de Schnellheirat, de Zwangsheirat
de angeheiratet, de verheiratet
de heiraten
Further reading
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de Marriage