Wittum

German

Alternative forms

• Widum, Widdum (Bavaria, Austria)

Etymology

From Middle High German wideme, wideme, from Old High German widomo, widamo, widemo, from Proto-West Germanic *weþmō, from Proto-Germanic *wetmô. Not related to German Witwe (“widow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɪˌtuːm/
• Hyphenation: Wit‧tum

Noun

Wittum n (strong, genitive Wittumes or Wittums, plural Wittümer)

1. (historical, law) dower, dowry

   Synonyms: Brautgabe, Witwengut

2. (ecclesiastical, obsolete) parochial property

   Synonym: Kirchengut

Declension

Declension of Wittum [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Wittum	die	Wittümer
genitive	eines	des	Wittumes, Wittums	der	Wittümer
dative	einem	dem	Wittum, Wittume1	den	Wittümern
accusative	ein	das	Wittum	die	Wittümer

¹Now rare, see notes.

Related terms

• widmen

Further reading

• Wittum on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Wittum” in Duden online
• “Wittum” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Wittum” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.