echtman

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Etymology[edit]

Compound of echt (“(the bond of) marriage”) +‎ man.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɛxt.mɑn/
  • Hyphenation: echt‧man

Noun[edit]

echtman m (plural echtmannen or echtelieden, diminutive echtmannetje n)

  1. A married (usually adult) man
  2. pl, m the Archaic plural echtelieden (unlike -mannen, which clearly suggests males) now actually applies to both sexes (used grammatically neutral), meaning spouses or married people

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