echtman

Dutch

Etymology

echt '(the bond of) marriage' + man

Noun

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

Antonyms
  • echtbreuk
  • jonkman m

Anagrams
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