bruidsschat

Dutch

Alternative forms

• bruidschat (obsolete)
• bruidtschat (obsolete)
• bruitschat (obsolete)
• bruydschat (obsolete)
• bruydtschat (obsolete)
• bruytschat (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bruutscat. Equivalent to bruid (“bride”) +‎ -s- +‎ schat (“treasure”). Cf. German Brautschatz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrœy̯t.sxɑt/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: bruids‧schat

Noun

bruidsschat m (plural bruidsschatten, diminutive bruidsschatje n)

1. dowry (money or goods given to the bridegroom by the bride's parents) [from 16th c.]
2. (less common, chiefly biblical) bride price, reverse dowry (money or goods given to the bride or her parents by the bridegroom or his parents) [from 17th c.]

   Synonym: bruidsprijs

Descendants

• Afrikaans: bruidskat
• → West Frisian: breidsskat (calque)