Polyglot Dictionary

Brauchtum

/ˈbʁaʊ̯xtuːm/

das noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. customs, traditions

    • Das Brauchtum wird in dem Dorf gepflegt.

      Traditional customs are kept alive in the village.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Brauch

Brauch is one specific custom; Brauchtum is the whole collective body of customs and traditions of a region or culture.

Similar in other languages

English

custom

custom is the English word for the same thing — both mean "customs, traditions."

Practice

1 What does Brauchtum mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das ___ wird in dem Dorf gepflegt.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Brauchtum?

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