die Aussteuer

C1

trousseau / dowry = the clothes, household linen, and other belongings collected by a bride for her marriage.

English meaning
trousseau / dowry = the clothes, household linen, and other belongings collected by a bride for her marriage.
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Aussteuern
Vocabulary package
Marriage & Weddings

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Aussteuer in a sentence

Die Aussteuer der Braut umfasste kostbare Stoffe und Schmuck.

The trousseau of the bride included precious fabrics and jewelry.

Declension of die Aussteuer

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Aussteuerdie Aussteuern
Accusativedie Aussteuerdie Aussteuern
Dativeder Aussteuerden Aussteuern
Genitiveder Aussteuerder Aussteuern

Word family

die Aussteuer is built from die Steuer (tax), teuer (expensive) and euer (your (plural)). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Aussteuer comes from

Rückbildung des Substantivs im 16. Jahrhundert vom Verb aussteuern „ausstatten“

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Questions about Aussteuer

Is it der, die or das Aussteuer?

It is die Aussteuer — Aussteuer is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Aussteuern.

What is the plural of Aussteuer?

The plural of die Aussteuer is die Aussteuern.

What is the genitive of Aussteuer?

The genitive singular is der Aussteuer. The dative plural is den Aussteuern.

What does Aussteuer mean in English?

die Aussteuer means "trousseau / dowry = the clothes, household linen, and other belongings collected by a bride for her marriage.". For example: "Die Aussteuer der Braut umfasste kostbare Stoffe und Schmuck." — "The trousseau of the bride included precious fabrics and jewelry."

What level is Aussteuer in German?

Aussteuer is a C1 word — c1 — advanced. It belongs to the marriage & weddings vocabulary.

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