Hochzeit
German
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle High German hōchzīt, hōchgezīt, from (only plural) hōhūn gizīti (“high celebration”), equivalent to hoch (“high”) + Zeit (“time”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editHochzeit 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
editDeclension of Hochzeit [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Hochzeit | die | Hochzeiten |
genitive | einer | der | Hochzeit | der | Hochzeiten |
dative | einer | der | Hochzeit | den | Hochzeiten |
accusative | eine | die | Hochzeit | die | Hochzeiten |
Derived terms
editDerived terms
editSee also
editEtymology 2
edithoch (“high”) + Zeit (“time”)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editHochzeit f (genitive Hochzeit, plural Hochzeiten)
Declension
editDeclension of Hochzeit [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Hochzeit | die | Hochzeiten |
genitive | einer | der | Hochzeit | der | Hochzeiten |
dative | einer | der | Hochzeit | den | Hochzeiten |
accusative | eine | die | Hochzeit | die | Hochzeiten |
References
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