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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch bruutscat. Equivalent to bruid (“bride”) + -s- + schat (“treasure”). Cf. German Brautschatz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbrœy̯t.sxɑt/
- Hyphenation: bruids‧schat
Noun
bruidsschat m (plural bruidsschatten, diminutive bruidsschatje n)
- dowry (money or goods given to the bridegroom by the bride's parents)
- (less common, chiefly biblical) bride price, reverse dowry (money or goods given to the bride or her parents by the bridegroom or his parents)
- Synonym: bruidsprijs
Descendants