bruiloft

Meaning

1. (feminine) wedding reception, wedding feast
2. (feminine) wedding anniversary

Concepts

wedding

💒

marriage

💍

wedding-party

nuptials

hymeneals

marriage ceremony

intermarriage

wedding ceremony

ceremony

bridal

Synonyms

trouwerij

💒

huwelijk

💍

huwelijksvoltrekking

huwelijkssluiting

trouw

huwelijksfeest

bruiloftsfeest

echt

Translations

nozze

💒

Hochzeit

💒

boda

💒

noces

casamento

💒

boda

💒

mariage

💍

sposalizio

düğün

casamiento

💍

casament

💒

matrimonio

💍

dawet

noce

💒

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbrœy̯.lɔft/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: bruloft

Cognate with German: Brautlauf

Cognate with Old Norse: brúðhlaup

Cognate with Swedish: bröllop

In summary

From Middle Dutch bruloft, brulocht. The first element is bruid; -loft is a derivation from the root of lopen (“to walk”) with a dental suffix (compare rucht). The original meaning would thus have been "bride-walk" or perhaps "bride-dance", "bride-leap" or even "bride-abduction" (see *hlaupaną and confer the etymology at Brautlauf). Cognates include German Brautlauf, Old Norse brúðhlaup (Swedish bröllop).