Hochzeit

German

From Middle High German hōchzīt, hōchgezīt, from (only plural) hōhūn gizīti (“high celebration”), equivalent to hoch (“high”) +‎ Zeit (“time”).

Hochzeit f (genitive Hochzeit, plural Hochzeiten)

wedding, marriage (a ceremony in which people are married and/or a celebration thereof)
Die Hochzeit der Oscar-Preisträgerin war tagelang Hauptthema in der Klatschpresse.
The Oscar award winner’s wedding was the main topic of the yellow press for days.
(card games, in Doppelkopf) the state of having been dealt both queens of clubs; used in a player’s announcement that they were dealt these and that the first player to win a non-trump trick will join their side
Ich hab Hochzeit. Der erste Fehl geht mit.
I have both queens of clubs. The first non-trump joins me.

Declension of Hochzeit [feminine]

hoch (“high”) +‎ Zeit (“time”)

Hochzeit f (genitive Hochzeit, plural Hochzeiten)

heyday, height
Es war die Hochzeit der Azteken.
It was the heyday of the Aztecs.

Declension of Hochzeit [feminine]