fatsoen

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From late Middle Dutch fatchoen, faetsoen, from Old French façon, from Latin factiōnem. Cognate with English fashion.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fɑtˈsun/
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  • Hyphenation: fat‧soen
  • Rhymes: -un

Noun

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fatsoen n (plural fatsoenen, diminutive fatsoentje n)

  1. (uncountable) decency, propriety
  2. (dated, dialectal, countable) model, design, shape

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: fatsoen
  • Indonesian: fatsun
  • Negerhollands: fatsoen
  • Petjo: fatsoen

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Dutch fatsoen (decency).

Noun

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fatsoen

  1. Nonstandard form of fatsun.

Further reading

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