echtpaar

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of echt (“marriage”) +‎ paar (“couple”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛxt.paːr/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: echt‧paar

Noun

echtpaar n (plural echtparen, diminutive echtpaartje n)

  1. a married couple [from 17th c.]

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: egpaar
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