echt

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from German echt (“real”). The German term originates from Middle Low German echt (“lawful, genuine”), contraction of ehacht, variant form of ehaft (“lawful, pertaining to the law”) from ê(e) (“law, marriage”). First use in English appears c. 1916. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛkt/ Rhymes: -ɛkt === Adjective === echt (comparative more echt, superlative most echt) Proper, real, genuine, true to type. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Chet, Tech., chet, etch, hect-, tech == Czech == === Etymology === Borrowed from German echt, from Middle High German echt, from Middle Low German echt. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɛxt] Hyphenation: echt === Adjective === echt (indeclinable) (colloquial) echt, genuine, pure, unadulterated Synonyms: nefalšovaný, opravdový, ryzí ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “echt”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “echt”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “echt”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛxt/ Hyphenation: echt Rhymes: -ɛxt Homophone: Echt === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch echt, from Old Dutch *ēhaft, from Proto-West Germanic *aiwahaft. ==== Adjective ==== echt (comparative echter, superlative echtst) authentic, true, genuine, real Synonyms: waar, heus Antonyms: onecht, nep, vals Dit is een echt kunstwerk, geen kopie. ― This is an authentic artwork, not a copy. Hij heeft een echte diamant gekocht. ― He bought a genuine diamond. ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Adverb ==== echt (as an intensifier) really We moeten echt weer eens een keer naar dat restaurant gaan. ― We should really go to that restaurant again sometime. Hij is echt een idioot. ― He really is an idiot. ===== Descendants ===== Afrikaans: eg Petjo: echt, echies → Papiamentu: echt === Etymology 2 === From Middle Dutch echte. A nominalization of the adjective listed at Etymology 1 above, which in Middle Dutch could also mean "lawful" (a meaning that has not survived into modern Dutch). ==== Noun ==== echt m (uncountable, no diminutive) (formal) the institution or bond of marriage; matrimony Synonyms: huwelijk, trouw Het koppel is recentelijk in de echt verbonden. ― The couple was recently joined in matrimony. Hij heeft de echt gebroken en zijn vrouw bedrogen. ― He broke the bonds of matrimony and betrayed his wife. Zij zijn voornemens spoedig in de echt te treden. ― They intend to be joined in matrimony soon. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Negerhollands: echt, echte === References === van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “echt1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “echt2”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute == German == === Alternative forms === ächt (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle High German echt, borrowed from Middle Low German echt (“lawful, genuine”). The original form is Middle Low German ēhaft (“lawful”), from ē (“law”) (related to modern Ehe); then ēhacht by the Low German development -ft- → -cht- (compare Nichte); and eventually contracted into echt. Cognate to Old High German ēhaft (“honourable”) and Dutch echt. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛçt/ Rhymes: -ɛçt === Adjective === echt (strong nominative masculine singular echter, comparative echter, superlative am echtesten) authentic, genuine, true (chiefly colloquial) real; factual Synonyms: wirklich, tatsächlich (mathematics) proper echte Teilmenge ― proper subset ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: echt === Adverb === echt (chiefly colloquial) really; indeed Synonym: wirklich Das war echt gut. ― That was really good. === Interjection === echt expresses disbelief or shock at new information Synonym: wirklich "Ich lebe erst seit 2 Jahren in Deutschland." "Echt? Du sprichst sehr gut Deutsch." ― "I've only been living in Germany for 2 years." "Really? Your German is very good." === Further reading === “echt” in Duden online “echt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache == Kashubian == === Etymology === Borrowed from German echt. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛxt/ Rhymes: -ɛxt Syllabification: echt === Adjective === echt (not comparable, indeclinable, no derived adverb) authentic, genuine, true === Further reading === Stefan Ramułt (1993) [1893], “echt”, in Jerzy Trepczyk, editor, Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego (in Kashubian), 3 edition “echt”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022 == Scots == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Middle English eighte, aught, eahte, ahte, from Old English eahta, from Proto-West Germanic *ahtō, from Proto-Germanic *ahtōu, from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw. ==== Alternative forms ==== aucht ==== Numeral ==== echt eight === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Middle English eiȝtthe, from Old English eahtoþa, from Proto-Germanic *ahtudô. ==== Alternative forms ==== aicht, aucht ==== Adjective ==== echt eighth === Etymology 3 === ==== Verb ==== echt alternative form of aicht === References === “aicht, v. tr.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, retrieved 24 May 2024, reproduced from W[illiam] Grant and D[avid] D. Murison, editors, The Scottish National Dictionary, Edinburgh: Scottish National Dictionary Association, 1931–1976, →OCLC. “echt, num.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, retrieved 24 May 2024, reproduced from William A[lexander] Craigie, A[dam] J[ack] Aitken [et al.], editors, A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue: […], Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1931–2002, →OCLC.https://dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/echt “echt, num. adj.1.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, retrieved 24 May 2024, reproduced from W[illiam] Grant and D[avid] D. Murison, editors, The Scottish National Dictionary, Edinburgh: Scottish National Dictionary Association, 1931–1976, →OCLC. “echt, num. adj.2.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, retrieved 24 May 2024, reproduced from W[illiam] Grant and D[avid] D. Murison, editors, The Scottish National Dictionary, Edinburgh: Scottish National Dictionary Association, 1931–1976, →OCLC.