Nomen

die Hochzeit

wedding, nuptials

Die Hochzeit findet im Sommer statt.

The wedding takes place in the summer.

Wir sind zu einer Hochzeit eingeladen.

We are invited to a wedding.

to go to a wedding Wir gehen am Samstag zu einer Hochzeit.

to congratulate sb. on their wedding Ich gratuliere dem Paar zur Hochzeit.

Synonyms: Eheschließung, Trauung; Antonyms: Scheidung (divorce)

From 'hoch' (high) + 'Zeit' (time). It originally meant a 'high time' or a festival, a special occasion.

Think of a wedding as the 'high time' of one's life, a major celebration.

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