Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bride gift

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.00 in modern English

Syllables: bride gift
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of bride price (“dowry”).

Etymology

From bride + gift. Compare West Frisian breidsjefte (“dowry”), Dutch bruidsgift (“dowry”).

Inflected Forms

bride gifts (plural) bride-gift (alternative) bridegift (alternative)

Synonyms

bride price

Questions

What does bride gift mean?: Synonym of bride price (“dowry”).
Where does bride gift come from?: From bride + gift. Compare West Frisian breidsjefte (“dowry”), Dutch bruidsgift (“dowry”).

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