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echt.

authentic, genuine, true

4 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

adj/ɛçt/[ʔɛçt]

  1. authentic, genuine, true

    Die Jacke ist aus echtem Leder.

  2. real; factual

    colloquial
    Der Film ist nah an der echten Geschichte.

  3. proper

    echte Teilmenge
Where this word comes from

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”), Alemannic German ächt and Dutch echt.

adv/ɛçt/[ʔɛçt]

  1. really; indeed

    colloquial
    Das war echt gut.
Where this word comes from

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”), Alemannic German ächt and Dutch echt.

intj/ɛçt/[ʔɛçt]

  1. expresses disbelief or shock at new information

    „Ich lebe erst seit 2 Jahren in Deutschland.“ „Echt? Du sprichst sehr gut Deutsch.“
Where this word comes from

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”), Alemannic German ächt and Dutch echt.

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