fatsoen

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

fatsoen n (plural fatsoenen, diminutive fatsoentje n)

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

Derived terms

Descendants

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

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch fatsoen (“decency”).

Noun

fatsoen

  1. nonstandard form of fatsun

Further reading

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