Verstand
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See also: verstand
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German verstant, verstont, ferstant, from Old High German firstant (âintellect, wisdomâ), from Proto-West Germanic *frastand, from Proto-West Germanic *frastandan (âto understandâ), equivalent to ver- + Stand. Cognate with Middle Low German vörstant (whence German Low German Verstand), Dutch verstand. Related to verstehen.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Verstand m (strong, genitive Verstandes or Verstands, plural Verstande or VerstÀnde) (usually uncountable)
- intellect
- (obsolete) accord, consensus
- Synonyms: EinverstĂ€ndnis, Ăbereinkommen, Einigung, Einigsein
- (chiefly archaic) sense, particular understanding or concept thought agreed upon
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Verstand | die | Verstande, VerstÀnde |
| genitive | eines | des | Verstandes, Verstands | der | Verstande, VerstÀnde |
| dative | einem | dem | Verstand, Verstande1 | den | Verstanden, VerstÀnden |
| accusative | einen | den | Verstand | die | Verstande, VerstÀnde |
1Now rare, see notes.
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- âVerstandâ in Duden online
- âVerstandâ, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)
- âVerstandâ in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854â1961.
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