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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)/
- Hyphenation: ge‧we‧ten
- Rhymes: -eːtən
Noun
geweten n (plural gewetens, diminutive gewetentje n)
- conscience
- Synonyms: bewustenis, gewisse
Derived terms
Participle
geweten
- past participle of weten
- past participle of wijten