echtman

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

• vrijgezel

Related terms

• echtbreuk
• jonkman

Anagrams

• manchet