Feminine

Mitgift

Meaning

  1. (feminine) dowry
  2. (feminine, figuratively) add-on, bonus
  3. (feminine, figuratively) talent, innate quality

Synonyms

Heiratsausstattung

Brautaussteuer

Dotation

Heimsteuer

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmɪtˌɡɪft/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German mitegift (“dowry”). By surface analysis, mit- + Gift; the latter word here has the sense “gift; donation”.

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