"echten" meaning in Dutch

See echten in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈɛx.tə(n)/ Audio: nl-echten.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛxtən Etymology: From Middle Dutch echten, from Old Dutch *ēhaften, from Proto-West Germanic *aiwahaftijan. By surface analysis, echt + -en. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|echten}} Middle Dutch echten, {{inh|nl|odt|*ēhaften}} Old Dutch *ēhaften, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*aiwahaftijan}} Proto-West Germanic *aiwahaftijan, {{surf|nl|echt|-en|id2=denominative}} By surface analysis, echt + -en Head templates: {{nl-verb}} echten Inflection templates: {{nl-conj-wk|echt}} Forms: weak [table-tags], echten [infinitive], echten [gerund, neuter], echt [first-person, present, singular], echtte [first-person, past, singular], echt [present, second-person, singular], echtte [past, second-person, singular], echt [formal, present, second-person, singular], echtte [formal, past, second-person, singular], echt [Flanders, colloquial, present, second-person, singular], echt [archaic, formal, majestic, present, second-person, singular], echtte [Flanders, colloquial, past, second-person, singular], echtte [archaic, formal, majestic, past, second-person, singular], echt [present, singular, third-person], echtte [past, singular, third-person], echten [plural, present], echtten [past, plural], echte [archaic, present, singular, subjunctive], echtte [archaic, past, singular, subjunctive], echten [archaic, plural, present, subjunctive], echtten [archaic, past, plural, subjunctive], echt [imperative, present, singular], echt [archaic, imperative, plural, present], echtend [participle, present], geëcht [participle, past]
  1. (transitive) to recognize a child as one's own Tags: transitive Synonyms: erkennen
    Sense id: en-echten-nl-verb-6avpX67T Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Dutch terms suffixed with -en (denominative) Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Dutch terms suffixed with -en (denominative): 51 49
  2. (archaic) to marry Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-echten-nl-verb-nshN-OtS Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Dutch terms suffixed with -en (denominative) Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Dutch terms suffixed with -en (denominative): 51 49
     
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