Polyglot Dictionary

Heirat

/ˈhaɪʁaːt/

die noun B2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Heiraten

Meaning

  1. marriage

    • Die Heirat findet im Sommer statt.

      The marriage takes place in summer.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Ehe

Ehe is the state of being married, the ongoing union; Heirat is the act of getting married, the wedding itself.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

matrimônio

matrimônio is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "marriage."

Practice

1 What does Heirat mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ findet im Sommer statt.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Heirat?

noun

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