Morgengabe
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German morgengābe, from Old High German morgangeba, Proto-Germanic *murgnagebō, equivalent to Morgen (“morning”) + Gabe (“gift”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]Morgengabe f (genitive Morgengabe, plural Morgengaben)
- morning gift (the gift given by the bridegroom to the bride on the morning after the wedding night)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Morgengabe [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Morgengabe | die | Morgengaben |
genitive | einer | der | Morgengabe | der | Morgengaben |
dative | einer | der | Morgengabe | den | Morgengaben |
accusative | eine | die | Morgengabe | die | Morgengaben |
Categories:
- German terms inherited from Middle High German
- German terms derived from Middle High German
- German terms inherited from Old High German
- German terms derived from Old High German
- German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- German terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- German compound terms
- German terms with audio pronunciation
- German lemmas
- German nouns
- German feminine nouns