wit

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (countable, plural-normally, uncountable) Sanity.
2. (countable, obsolete, plural-normally, uncountable) The senses.
3. (countable, uncountable) Intellectual ability; faculty of thinking, reasoning.
4. (countable, uncountable) The ability to think quickly; mental cleverness, especially under short time constraints.
5. (countable, uncountable) Intelligence; common sense.
6. (countable, uncountable) Humour, especially when clever or quick.
7. (countable, uncountable) A person who tells funny anecdotes or jokes; someone witty.

Verb

To know, be aware of (constructed with of when used intransitively).

Prep

Pronunciation spelling of with.

Concepten

boegspriet

spriet

intelligentie

verstand

vernuft

competentie

gave

🎁

geest

👻

geestigheid

intellect

kundigheid

scherpzinnigheid

slimheid

talent

vaardigheid

vermogen

weten

wijsheid

geslepenheid

gevatheid

aanleg

esprit

begaafdheid

bekwaamheid

bevattingsvermogen

capaciteit

Synoniemen

intellect

intelligence

wisdom

mind

humour

wittiness

sense

sharpness

cleverness

sagacity

brain

🧠

brightness

wag

witticism

talent

humor

ability

brainpower

joke

🤣

knowledge

acumen

understanding

humorist

capacity of mind

know

genius

brains

witty person

esprit

comic fellow

joker

witty

learning ability

witster

tact

smartness

subtlety

shrewdness

skill

repartee

reason

resourceful

humourist

punster

resourcefulness

card

mentality

mental capacity

wisecracker

ghost

👻

Vertalingen

arguzia

Witz

🤣

inteligência

intelligence

spirito

ingenio

inteligencia

Verstand

Witzbold

γνωρίζω

ingegno

νους

llestesa

intel·ligència

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/wɪt/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: wit

Overgenomen van Oudengels: witt

Verwant aan Nederlands: weet

Verwant aan Duits: Witz

Verwant aan Deens: vid

Verwant aan Zweeds: vett

Verwant aan Noors - Bokmål: vett

Verwant aan Gothisch: 𐌿𐌽𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌹

Verwant aan Latijn: vīdī

Verwant aan Bulgaars: вям

Verwant aan Russisch: ве́дать

Verwant aan Sanskriet: विद्या

Verwant aan IJslands: vita

Verwant aan Nederlands: weten

Verwant aan Duits: wissen

Verwant aan Deens: vide

Verwant aan Zweeds: veta

Verwant aan Latijn: videō

In summary

From Middle English wit, from Old English witt (“understanding, intellect, sense, knowledge, consciousness, conscience”), from Proto-West Germanic *witi, from Proto-Germanic *witją (“knowledge, reason”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“see, know”).
Cognate with Dutch wit (“knowledge”), German Witz (“joke; wit, humour”), Danish vid (“wit”), Norwegian Bokmål, Swedish vett (“wit”), Gothic 𐌿𐌽𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌹 (unwiti, “ignorance”), Latin vīdī (“see (pf.)”), Bulgarian вям (vjam, “to know”), Russian ве́дать (védatʹ, “to know”), Sanskrit विद्या (vidyā, “knowledge, wisdom”). Compare wise.