echtgenoot

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈɛ(xt)xəˌnoːt/

noun
Definitions
  • husband male partner in a marriage
  • gender neutral use spouse

Etymology

Affix from Dutch, Flemish echt (marriage, real, wedlock, legally valid, marital, union, legal) + Dutch, Flemish genoot (fellow, companion, fellow member, partner, mate).

Origin

Dutch (Brabantic)

genoot

Gloss

fellow, companion, fellow member, partner, mate

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