Jawort

German

Etymology

From Middle High German jāwōrt. By surface analysis, Ja +‎ Wort.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjaːˌvɔʁt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Ja‧wort

Noun

Jawort n (strong, genitive Jaworts or Jawortes, plural Jaworte)

  1. agreement to a marriage (during the marriage ceremony; the agreement given when asked by the priest)

Declension

Declension of Jawort [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Jawort die Jaworte
genitive eines des Jaworts, Jawortes der Jaworte
dative einem dem Jawort, Jaworte1 den Jaworten
accusative ein das Jawort die Jaworte

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Jawort” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Jawort” in Duden online
  • “Jawort” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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