| From: | René Uittenbogaard <ruittenb@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, May 5, 2006, 13:39 |
On 5/5/06, Henrik Theiling <theiling@...> wrote:> > Jim Henry writes: > >... > > What other languages (IE or not) have common > > words for "man/husband" and/or "woman/wife"? > > E.g., German: 'Mann' / 'Frau' are used for both. > To stress, there's 'Ehemann' / 'Ehefrau'.It is the same for Dutch: man/vrouw. Apparently, "wijf" used to be used for "wife", but nowadays it is pejorative for "woman". gr, René