🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

brautlich

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈbʁaʊ̯t.lɪç/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Bridal/ˈbraɪ.dəl/
adjectivenounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Die brautliche Kleidung wurde sorgfältig ausgewählt."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to a bride or a wedding.

    "She spent the entire afternoon trying on different elegant bridal gowns."
As noun
  1. 1

    A wedding feast or celebration (archaic).

    "The village gathered together to celebrate the grand bridal in the square."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Old English 'brydealu', a compound of 'brīd' (bride) and 'ealubōt' or 'ealU' (ale), originally referring to the wedding feast or bride-ale. Over time, the term shifted from denoting the celebratory feast itself to anything pertaining to or characteristic of a bride or a wedding.

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