Jawort

German

Etymology

From Middle High German jāwōrt. By surface analysis, Ja +‎ Wort.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈjaːˌvɔʁt/
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Hyphenation: Ja‧wort

Noun

Jawort n (strong, genitive Jaworts or Jawortes, plural Jaworte)

agreement to a marriage (during the marriage ceremony; the agreement given when asked by the priest)

Declension

Declension of Jawort [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Jawort	die	Jaworte
genitive	eines	des	Jaworts, Jawortes	der	Jaworte
dative	einem	dem	Jawort, Jaworte¹	den	Jaworten
accusative	ein	das	Jawort	die	Jaworte

¹Now uncommon, see notes.

Derived terms

sich das Jawort geben

Further reading

“Jawort” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Jawort” in Duden online
“Jawort” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

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