Mitgift
dieNoundowry
English translations
- 01
dowry
Word details
- German meaning
- Das Vermögen, das eine Braut bei der Heirat in die Ehe einbringt.
- English meaning
- Dowry
- Synonym
- Heiratsgut, Aussteuer
- German example
- Früher war die Mitgift für die Braut sehr wichtig.
- English example
- In the past, the dowry was very important for the bride.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- die
- Singular Form
- die Mitgift
- Plural Form
- die Mitgiften
Related words
- Heiratsgut
Dowry refers to the property or money that a bride or her family provides to the husband or the marriage to secure the economic basis of the marriage.
- Aussteuer
Dowry
- Brautschatz
The bride price is a payment in money or goods from the groom's family to the bride's family.
- Brautgeld
Bridewealth is money or property given by the groom's family to the bride's family.
- Beygabe
Tax, levy
Example sentences with “Mitgift”
Die Mitgift wurde in Gold bezahlt. (The dowry was paid in gold.)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'Mitgift' still used today?
Historically yes, but it is rarely practiced in modern Western cultures. It is a feminine noun.