Feminine

Heirat

Meaning

marrying; marriage; wedding (the act of marrying; the contracting of a marriage)

Concepts

wedding ceremony

marriage ceremony

consanguineous marriage

Holy Matrimony

marriage tie

late marriage

eugenic marriage

political marriage of convenience

international marriage

Shinto wedding

arrange a marriage

Synonyms

Verheiratung

Verehelichung

Verpartnerung

Eheschließungshandlung

Verheiratetsein

Liebesbund

Hochzeitszeremonie

unter Blutsverwandten

mit bereits geborenem Kind

Ja-Wort

späte Heirat

im hohen Alter

Trauungszeremonie

Verstandesheirat

aus politischer Räson

binationale Heirat

internationale Heirat

mit einem ausländischen Partner

nach dem Shintô-Ritus

Hochzeits…

Braut…

eheliche Verbindung

Trauzeremonie

leben mühle

Frequency

C1
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

hyyroot

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈhaɪ̯ˌʁaːt/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German hīrāt, from Old High German hīrāt (“wedding; marriage”), from Proto-West Germanic *hīwarād. Cognate with Old English hīred (“family, household”). More at hird.

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