Jawort
German
Etymology
From Middle High German jāwōrt. By surface analysis, Ja + Wort. From
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjaːˌvɔʁt/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Ja‧wort
Noun
Jawort n (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
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Jawort | die | Jawort |
| genitive | eines | des | Jaworts | der | Jawort |
| dative | einem | dem | Jawort | den | Jawort |
| accusative | ein | das | Jawort | die | Jawort |
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