Morgengabe

German

Etymology

From Middle High German morgengābe, from Old High German morgangeba, Proto-Germanic *murgnagebō, equivalent to Morgen (“morning”) +‎ Gabe (“gift”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Morgengabe f (genitive Morgengabe, plural Morgengaben)

  1. morning gift (the gift given by the bridegroom to the bride on the morning after the wedding night)

Declension

Declension of Morgengabe [feminine]
singular plural
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
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