bruidsschat

== Dutch == === Alternative forms === bruidschat, bruidtschat, bruitschat, bruydschat, bruydtschat, bruytschat (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle Dutch bruutscat. Equivalent to bruid (“bride”) +‎ -s- +‎ schat (“treasure”). Cf. German Brautschatz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbrœy̯t.sxɑt/ Hyphenation: bruids‧schat === Noun === bruidsschat m (plural bruidsschatten, diminutive bruidsschatje n) dowry (money or goods given to the bridegroom by the bride's parents) [from 16th c.] (less common, chiefly biblical) bride price, reverse dowry (money or goods given to the bride or her parents by the bridegroom or his parents) [from 17th c.] Synonym: bruidsprijs ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: bruidskat → West Frisian: breidsskat (calque)