Definition of the Concept: Words for 'husband' and 'wife' are most commonly from those for 'man' and 'woman'. Some are from the notion of 'master' or 'mistress' of the household. Many words meaning originally 'united, married, promised, companion', or the like are used for 'husband', and 'wife', mostly in pairs of corresponding masculine and feminine forms. These have not become the common, everyday terms but are often felt as the more refined. Some are in much more general use than others, and it is difficult to know where to draw the line in including them (Buck).

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Croatian edit

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1 muž ... ... ... Buck
2 suprug ... ... ... Buck
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Czech edit

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1 muž ... ... ... Buck
2 manžel ... ... ... Buck
3 chot` ... ... ... Buck

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Danish edit

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1 (œgte)mand ... ... ... Buck
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Dutch edit

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1 man ... ... ... Buck
2 gade ... ... ... Buck
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English edit

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1 husband since ME husbonde ... ... Buck
2 OE wer only OE only OE ... Buck
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Estonian edit

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Finnish edit

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French edit

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1 mari ... ... ... Buck
2 époux ... ... ... Buck
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Frisian edit

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German edit

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1 (ehe)mann since OE man; ME man general ... Buck
2 gemahl since OHG gimahalo; MHG gemahele ... ... Buck
3 gatte only NHG only NHG ... Buck
4 OHGhīwo only OHG only OHG ... Buck

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1 fear since Ir. fer ... ... Buck
2 cēile since Ir. cēle ... ... Buck
3 nuachar only NIr. only NIr. ... Buck

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Italian edit

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1 marito ... ... ... Buck
2 sposo ... ... ... Buck
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Lithuanian edit

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1 vyras ... ... ... Buck
2 pats ... ... ... Buck
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Maltese edit

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Polish edit

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1 mąz malżonek ... ... ... Buck
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Slovak edit

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Slovenian edit

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Spanish edit

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1 marido ... ... ... Buck
2 esposo ... ... ... Buck
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Swedish edit

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1 (äkta) man / make ... ... ... Buck
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Related Concepts edit

(Cf. also the guidelines for the EuroHiT Project.)