Wittum
German edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German wideme, wideme, from Old High German widomo, widamo, widemo, from Proto-West Germanic *wetmō, from Proto-Germanic *wetmô. Not related to German Witwe (“widow”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Wittum n (strong, genitive Wittumes or Wittums, plural Wittümer)
- (historical, law) dower, dowry
- (ecclesiastical, obsolete) parochial property
- Synonym: Kirchengut
Declension edit
Declension of Wittum [neuter, strong]
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Further reading edit
- 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.