gemaal

Meaning

  1. (masculine) a consort
  2. (masculine) a husband

Concepts

husband
🤵
spouse
wife
👰‍♀️
mate
🧉
consort
man
👨
friend
grinding
hubby
impediment
inconvenience
milling
manacles
annoyance
kicky-wicky
bother
comrade
disadvantage
drawback
encumbrance
Synonyms

echtgenoot
B1
🤵
man
A1
👨
eega
gade
43k
gemalin
gezeur
C1
heer
A2
hinder
43k
hindernis
22k

hinderpaal

kameraad
C1
kerel
A2
maat
A2
makker
B2
🧉
minpunt
39k
nadeel
C2
schaduwzijde
vrouw
A1
👩
compagnon
C2
echtgenote
C1
👰‍♀️
Translations

Ehemann
🤵
Gemahl
marido
🤵
Gatte
époux
mari
🤵
esposo
🤵
Gespons
👰‍♀️
sposo
esposo
🤵
marito
🤵
cônjuge
marido
🤵
espòs
🤵
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɣəˈmaːl/
Etymology

Borrowed from German
German
Gemahl
Cognate with Old Dutch
gemahela
Inherited from Middle Dutch
gemael
In summary

Borrowed from German Gemahl (“husband, spouse”). Compare Old Dutch gemahela, which didn't persist into Middle Dutch.

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