Ehe

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See also: ehe, eĥe, èhʻè, and ęhę’

German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German ē, ēwe, from Old High German ēwa, from Proto-West Germanic *aiw, from Proto-Germanic *aiwǭ, *aiwaz (law, custom).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈeːə/, [ˈʔeːə]
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Noun

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Ehe f (genitive Ehe, plural Ehen)

  1. marriage (state of being married; life as a married couple)

Declension

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Derived terms

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See also

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Further reading

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  • Ehe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Ehe” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Ehe” in Duden online
  • Ehe on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

Plautdietsch

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *aiw (sense 2)

Noun

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Ehe f (plural Ehen)

  1. marriage