Definition
A legally recognised partnership between two people.
Translations
- English
- marriage
- Français
- mariage
- Türkçe
- evlilik
- Polski
- małżeństwo
- Русский
- брак
- Українська
- шлюб
GERMAN DICTIONARY
marriage
/diː ˈeːə/
A legally recognised partnership between two people.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Ehe | die Ehen |
| Akkusativ | die Ehe | die Ehen |
| Dativ | der Ehe | den Ehen |
| Genitiv | der Ehe | der Ehen |
A Partnerschaft can be more general or unmarried; a Ehe refers to a legally recognized cohabiting partnership.
A Ehe is a legally recognized form of Lebensgemeinschaft, whereas the hypernym may also include other forms.
A Scheidung legally ends a Ehe; the two terms are related but do not denote the same form of life.
Formation typeSimple word
„Ehe“ is synchronically a simple lexeme; no productive word formation is discernible.