ægte

== Danish == === Etymology === From Middle Low German echt, whence also German echt (“lawful”). Originally a compound of 1. Middle Low German ē (“law, marriage”) (German Ehe (“marriage”)), from Proto-Germanic *aiwǭ, *aiwaz (“law”), and 2. German -haft, from Proto-Germanic *haftaz (“captured, afflicted”). The verb is derived from the adjective. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɛɡ̊d̥ə] === Adjective === ægte (uninflectable) true, right, real Antonyms: falsk, uægte (archaic) legitimate (about children) Synonym: ægtefødt Antonym: uægte honest, sincere, genuine Synonyms: ærlig, naturlig ==== Inflection ==== === Verb === ægte (imperative ægt, infinitive at ægte, present tense ægter, past tense ægtede, perfect tense ægtet) (formal) to marry ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ægtepar ægtemand ægtehustru ægtefælle === References === “ægte” in Den Danske Ordbog “ægte” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog