geweten

Dutch

Etymology

16th century, calque of German Gewissen, in part through Middle Low German gewēten. Further from Middle High German gewizzen, from Old High German gewizzanī, a calque of Latin conscientia, itself a calque of Ancient Greek συνείδησις (suneídēsis). Equivalent to ge- + weten (to know).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣəˈʋeː.tə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: ge‧we‧ten
  • Rhymes: -eːtən

Noun

geweten n (plural gewetens, diminutive gewetentje n)

  1. conscience
    Synonyms: bewustenis, gewisse

Derived terms

Participle

geweten

  1. past participle of weten
  2. past participle of wijten
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