onus

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (countable, uncountable) A legal obligation.
2. (countable, uncountable) Burden of proof, onus probandi.
3. (countable, uncountable) Stigma.
4. (countable, uncountable) Blame.
5. (countable, uncountable) Responsibility; burden.

Sinonieme

burden

encumbrance

duty

load

obligation

responsibility

liability

incumbrance

shipment

task

travail

vice

overweight

accountability

weight

cargo

charge

commitment

freight

heft

jag

lading

Vertalings

βάρος

obbligo

last

onere

peso

Pflicht

yük

responsabilité

plicht

carga

gravame

peso

Last

charge

ευθύνη

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈəʊnəs/

Etimologie (Engels)

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₃enh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *h₃énh₂os
Proto-Italic *onos
Latin onuslbor.
English onus
Learned borrowing from Latin onus (literally “burden”).