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Verstand

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Etymology

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From Middle High German verstant, verstont, ferstant, from Old High German firstant (“intellect, wisdom”), from Proto-West Germanic *frastand, from Proto-West Germanic *frastandan (“to understand”), equivalent to ver- +‎ Stand. Cognate with Middle Low German vörstant (whence German Low German Verstand), Dutch verstand. Related to verstehen.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Verstand m (strong, genitive Verstandes or Verstands, plural Verstande or Verstände) (usually uncountable)

  1. intellect
  2. (obsolete) accord, consensus
    Synonyms: Einverständnis, Übereinkommen, Einigung, Einigsein
  3. (chiefly archaic) sense, particular understanding or concept thought agreed upon
    Synonyms: Sinn, Begriff
    in diesem Verstande ― in this sense

Declension

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Declension of Verstand [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Verstand die Verstande, Verstände
genitive eines des Verstandes, Verstands der Verstande, Verstände
dative einem dem Verstand, Verstande1 den Verstanden, Verständen
accusative einen den Verstand die Verstande, Verstände

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

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See also

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Further reading

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