Meaning
Concepts
if I remember correctly
dinky-die
if I’m not mistaken
true to type
Synonyms
unverfälscht
Original-
de facto
Translations
Frequency
Dialects
Zürich
echt
Appenzell Ausserrhoden
echt
Appenzell Innerrhoden
echt
Basel-Landschaft
ächt
Graubünden
echt
Zürich
ächt
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɛçt/
Etymology
In summary
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.
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