echt

Meaning

Adj

1. authentic, genuine, true
2. (colloquial) real; factual
3. proper

Adv

really; indeed

Intj

expresses disbelief or shock at new information

Concepts

real

genuine

true

authentic

legitimate

pure

correct

right

actual

sheer

unfeigned

pukka

properly

genuinely

substantial

typical

natural

truly

original

bona fide

sound

valid

practical

absolute

stark

legit

earnest

full-blown

fundamental

normal

regular

if I remember correctly

if I’m not mistaken

native-born

trueborn

proper

utter

unauthentic

echt

warranted

veritable

dinkum

dinky-die

fair dinkum

for real

honest-to-goodness

leal

straight dinkum

true to type

undoctored

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɛçt/

Etymology

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”) and Dutch echt.