"Brautlauf" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbʁaʊ̯tˌlaʊ̯f/
Etymology: From Old High German brūtlouft, reanalyzed as Braut (“bride”) + Lauf (“run, walk”). This reanalysis is etymologically correct since Old High German -louft is derived from loufan (modern laufen). The formation is of Proto-Germanic origin: compare Old Saxon brūdloht, Middle Dutch bruloft (whence modern Dutch bruiloft), and slightly differing Old English brȳdhlop, Old Norse brúðhlaup (whence Swedish bröllop, Danish and Norwegian bryllup). The semantics behind this compound are uncertain. Proto-Germanic *hlaupaną probably meant “to leap, jump”, which would point to the wedding celebration (compare Dutch huwelijk). However, the sense “to run” may also be old, in which case a reference to the taking-home or ritualized abduction of the bride becomes very suggestive. The latter idea is preferred in much of the literature. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|goh|brūtlouft}} Old High German brūtlouft, {{compound|de|Braut|Lauf|t1=bride|t2=run, walk}} Braut (“bride”) + Lauf (“run, walk”), {{inh|de|gem-pro|-}} Proto-Germanic, {{cog|osx|brūdloht}} Old Saxon brūdloht, {{cog|dum|bruloft}} Middle Dutch bruloft, {{cog|nl|bruiloft}} Dutch bruiloft, {{cog|ang|brȳdhlop}} Old English brȳdhlop, {{cog|non|brúðhlaup}} Old Norse brúðhlaup, {{cog|sv|bröllop}} Swedish bröllop, {{cog|da|-}} Danish, {{cog|no|-}} Norwegian, {{cog|nl|huwelijk}} Dutch huwelijk Head templates: {{de-noun|m,,^e}} Brautlauf m (strong, genitive Brautlaufs, plural Brautläufe) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,,^e}} Forms: Brautlaufs [genitive], Brautläufe [plural], strong [table-tags], Brautlauf [nominative, singular], Brautläufe [definite, nominative, plural], Brautlaufs [genitive, singular], Brautläufe [definite, genitive, plural], Brautlauf [dative, singular], Brautläufen [dative, definite, plural], Brautlauf [accusative, singular], Brautläufe [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (obsolete) wedding Tags: masculine, obsolete, strong Synonyms: Hochzeit
    Sense id: en-Brautlauf-de-noun-r9Go~~uH Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "brūtlouft"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Braut",
        "3": "Lauf",
        "t1": "bride",
        "t2": "run, walk"
      },
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      "name": "compound"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "osx",
        "2": "brūdloht"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon brūdloht",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dum",
        "2": "bruloft"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch bruloft",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "bruiloft"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch bruiloft",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "brȳdhlop"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English brȳdhlop",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "brúðhlaup"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse brúðhlaup",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "bröllop"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish bröllop",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "no",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Norwegian",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "huwelijk"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch huwelijk",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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      "form": "Brautlaufs",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Brautläufe",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Brautlauf",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Brautläufe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Brautlaufs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Brautläufe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Brautlauf",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Brautläufen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Brautlauf",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Brautläufe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "m,,^e"
      },
      "expansion": "Brautlauf m (strong, genitive Brautlaufs, plural Brautläufe)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,,^e"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "wedding"
      ],
      "id": "en-Brautlauf-de-noun-r9Go~~uH",
      "links": [
        [
          "wedding",
          "wedding"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) wedding"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Hochzeit"
        }
      ],
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        "masculine",
        "obsolete",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbʁaʊ̯tˌlaʊ̯f/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Brautlauf"
}
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        "2": "goh",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
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      "name": "compound"
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      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "osx",
        "2": "brūdloht"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon brūdloht",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dum",
        "2": "bruloft"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch bruloft",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "bruiloft"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch bruiloft",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "brȳdhlop"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English brȳdhlop",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "brúðhlaup"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse brúðhlaup",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "bröllop"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish bröllop",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "no",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Norwegian",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "huwelijk"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch huwelijk",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Brautläufe",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Brautlauf",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Brautläufe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Brautlaufs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Brautläufe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Brautlauf",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Brautläufen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Brautlauf",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Brautläufe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "m,,^e"
      },
      "expansion": "Brautlauf m (strong, genitive Brautlaufs, plural Brautläufe)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
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        "1": "m,,^e"
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      "name": "de-ndecl"
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  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "German compound terms",
        "German entries with incorrect language header",
        "German lemmas",
        "German masculine nouns",
        "German nouns",
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        "German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "German terms inherited from Old High German",
        "German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "German terms with obsolete senses",
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        "Pages with entries"
      ],
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        "(obsolete) wedding"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Hochzeit"
        }
      ],
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        "obsolete",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbʁaʊ̯tˌlaʊ̯f/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Brautlauf"
}

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