Vorsicht

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German

 Vorsicht on German Wikipedia

Alternative forms

Etymology

Chiefly a backformation from vorsichtig, from Middle High German vorsihtec, vürsihtec, from Old High German foresihtig, derived from foresiht, a calque of Latin providentia and provisio. By surface analysis, vor- +‎ Sicht. Doublet of Vorsehung. Although the noun must underlie the adjective, the former is not attested again (after Notker) before the 15th century; it remained rare until ca. 1650. Compare Dutch voorzicht, English foresight.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfoːʁˌzɪçt/, ,
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  • Hyphenation: Vor‧sicht

Noun

Vorsicht f (genitive Vorsicht, no plural)

  1. caution, cautiousness
  2. (dated) precaution, providence, provision
    Synonyms: Vorsorge, Vorkehrung

Declension

Declension of Vorsicht
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Vorsicht
genitive einer der Vorsicht
dative einer der Vorsicht
accusative eine die Vorsicht

Derived terms

Interjection

Vorsicht!

  1. beware!, caution!, careful!

Further reading

  • “Vorsicht” in Duden online
  • “Vorsicht” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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