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German
Etymology
From Middle High German hīrāten, which is derived from Middle High German hīrāt (“marriage”), whence German Heirat (“marriage”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhaɪ̯ˌraːtən/, /ˈhaɪ̯.ra.tən/, , ,
- Hyphenation: hei‧ra‧ten
Verb
heiraten (weak, third-person singular present heiratet, past tense heiratete, past participle geheiratet, auxiliary haben)
- (intransitive) to marry; to get married
- Synonyms: sich verheiraten, sich verehelichen, (all formal) die/eine Ehe eingehen
- (transitive) to marry someone; to take someone as one's spouse
- Synonyms: ehelichen, sich verheiraten mit, sich verehelichen mit, die Ehe eingehen mit, zum Mann nehmen, (all formal) zur Frau nehmen
(please add the primary text of this usage example)- Who would want to marry such people?
Conjugation
Conjugation of
heiraten (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of
heiraten (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “heiraten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “heiraten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “heiraten” in Duden online
- “heiraten” in OpenThesaurus.de