See also: braut

German edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German brūt, from Old High German brūt (akin to Old Saxon brūd), from Proto-Germanic *brūdiz. Compare Dutch bruid, English bride, Danish brud.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /bʁaʊ̯t/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -aʊ̯t

Noun edit

Braut f (genitive Braut, plural Bräute, diminutive Bräutchen n or Bräutlein n, masculine Bräutigam)

  1. bride; a woman taking part in a marriage
  2. (informal) a girlfriend, young woman, broad

Declension edit

Antonyms edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Kashubian: brutka (dated)

Further reading edit

  • Braut” in Duden online
  • Braut” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German and Old High German brūt. The regular form of the plural is archaic Brait (cf. HautHait), but the alternation in the diphthong’s onset was levelled here.

Cognate with German Braut, English bride, Dutch bruid, Icelandic brúður.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /bræu̯t/, [bʀæˑʊ̯t]

Noun edit

Braut f (plural Bräit)

  1. bride

Further reading edit

  • Braut in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire