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huwelijk.

marriage

8 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɦyʋələk//ˈɦyu̯lək/
  1. marriage

    neuter
    Hun huwelijk duurde meer dan vijftig jaar.
    Het gelukkige paar vierde hun huwelijk met een groot feest.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch huwelic, huweleec, compound of huwen (“to marry”) + leec (“singing; playing, game”), thus originally referring to the wedding celebration (or less likely the sexual union). Cognate with Middle Low German hillik, Old High German hīleih.

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