die Hochzeit

A1

wedding

English meaning
wedding
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Hochzeiten
Vocabulary package
Marriage & Weddings

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Hochzeit in a sentence

Zur dieser Hochzeit kommen mehr als fünfzig Gäste.

More than fifty guests are coming to this wedding.

Declension of die Hochzeit

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Hochzeitdie Hochzeiten
Accusativedie Hochzeitdie Hochzeiten
Dativeder Hochzeitden Hochzeiten
Genitiveder Hochzeitder Hochzeiten

Word family

die Hochzeit is built from hoch (high/tall) and die Zeit (time). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Hochzeit comes from

von mittelhochdeutsch „hōch(ge)zīt“, althochdeutsch (nur im Plural) „thio hōhūn gizīti“ = „das hohe Fest“, später „Hochzeitsfeier“. Das Wort ist mit der älteren Bedeutung seit dem 9. und bis ins 17.

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Questions about Hochzeit

Is it der, die or das Hochzeit?

It is die Hochzeit — Hochzeit is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Hochzeiten.

What is the plural of Hochzeit?

The plural of die Hochzeit is die Hochzeiten.

What is the genitive of Hochzeit?

The genitive singular is der Hochzeit. The dative plural is den Hochzeiten.

What does Hochzeit mean in English?

die Hochzeit means "wedding". For example: "Zur dieser Hochzeit kommen mehr als fünfzig Gäste." — "More than fifty guests are coming to this wedding."

What level is Hochzeit in German?

Hochzeit is a A1 word — a1 — beginner. It belongs to the marriage & weddings vocabulary.

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