getuige

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣəˈtœy̯.ɣə/

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• Hyphenation: ge‧tui‧ge
• Rhymes: -œy̯ɣə

Etymology 1

(deprecated template usage)

From Middle Dutch getuge, from the verb getugen (modern getuigen).

Cognate with German Zeuge.

Noun

getuige m (plural getuigen, diminutive getuigetje n)

1. witness

Descendants

• → Sranan Tongo: kotoigi

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. The prepositional sense may be seen as a fossilized use of the subjunctive, which is otherwise archaic.

Verb

getuige

1. (deprecated template usage) (archaic) singular present subjunctive of getuigen

Preposition

getuige

1. as shown by, judging by, witness