Wittum
German
Alternative forms
- Widum, Widdum (Bavaria, Austria)
Etymology
From Middle High German wideme, wideme, from Old High German widomo, widamo, widemo, from Proto-West Germanic *wetmō, from Proto-Germanic *wetmô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁wédh₂mō. Not related to German Witwe (“widow”). Cognate with Old English wituma and Ancient Greek ἕδνον (hédnon).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɪˌtuːm/
- Hyphenation: Wit‧tum
Noun
Wittum n (genitive Wittums or Wittumes, plural Wittümer)
- (historical, law) dower, dowry
- Synonyms: Brautgabe, Witwengut
- (ecclesiastical, obsolete) parochial property
- Synonym: Kirchengut
Declension
Declension of Wittum
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | das | Wittum | die | Wittümer |
genitive | eines | des | Wittumes, Wittums | der | Wittümer |
dative | einem | dem | Wittum, Wittume1 | den | Wittümern |
accusative | ein | das | Wittum | die | Wittümer |
1Now uncommon, see notes
Related terms
- widmen
Further reading
Wittum on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de- “Wittum” in Duden online
- “Wittum” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Wittum” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.