Morgengabe
German, noun[ˈmɔʁɡn̩ˌɡaːbə]
Morgengabe is spelled M-O-R-G-E-N-G-A-B-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written German, the 152,733rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Morgengabe is a German feminine noun meaning “morning gift (the gift given by the bridegroom to the bride on the morning after the wedding night)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Geschenk des Ehemannes an die Frau am Morgen nach der Hochzeit”.
What does Morgengabe mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemorning gift (the gift given by the bridegroom to the bride on the morning after the wedding night)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Geschenk des Ehemannes an die Frau am Morgen nach der Hochzeit
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Morgengabe
- Morgengaben plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Morgengabe?
- [ˈmɔʁɡn̩ˌɡaːbə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Morgengabe in German?
Morgengabe appears about once in every 8 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).