bridegroom
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bridegroom
- /ˈbɹaɪdˌɡɹuːm/
Where it comes from
From Middle English brydgrome, bridegome, from Old English brȳdguma, from Proto-Germanic *brūdigumô; equivalent to Old English brȳd (“bride”) + guma (“man”). Altered by folk etymology to end with groom, with it re-analyzed as or influenced by grom, grome (“attendant”), as guma was obsolete. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Brüüdicham, Dutch bruidegom, Afrikaans bruidegom, German Low German Brödigam, Brüdigam, Brögam, Brügam, Plautdietsch Briegaum, German Bräutigam, Norwegian Bokmål brudgom, Norwegian Nynorsk brudgom, Danish brudgom, Swedish brudgum, Icelandic brúðgumi, Faroese brúðgómur.
noun bridegrooms · bridegoom
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A man in the context of his own wedding; one who is going to marry or has just been married.
Coordinate term: bride
Similar: groom
Translations
Every language
noun bridegroom, groom
| Español | novio |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 신랑 sillang |
| 日本語 | 新郎 shinrō, 花婿 hanamuko, 婿 muko |
| 中文 | 新郎 xīnláng, 新郎官 xīnlángguān |
| हिन्दी | दूल्हा dūlhā, वर var, दामाद dāmād, नौशा nauśā |
| Kiswahili | bwana harusi, bwana arusi |
| Português | noivo |
| Français | jeune marié, futur marié, marié, futur époux, époux |
| Deutsch | Bräutigam |
| Italiano | sposo |
| Ελληνικά | γαμπρός gamprós, μελλόνυμφος mellónymfos, νεόνυμφος neónymfos |
| Română | mire |
| Русский | жени́х ženíx, новобра́чный novobráčnyj, молодо́й molodój |
| Tiếng Việt | rể, chú rể |
| العربية | عَرِيس ʕarīs |
| עברית | חָתָן khatán |
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title = {bridegroom},
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