Masculine
Verstand
Meaning
- (masculine,strong,uncountable,usually) intellect
- (masculine,obsolete,strong,uncountable,usually) accord, consensus
- (archaic,masculine,strong,uncountable,usually) sense, particular understanding or concept thought agreed upon
Concepts
logical reasoning
careful consideration
mental powers
one’s mind
brain tissue
easily taught
keenness of wit
ability
Synonyms
Geisteskraft
Bedachtsamkeit
Denkfähigkeit
Denkvermögen
Fassungsgabe
Scharfsinnigkeit
Vernunftgemäßheit
intellektuelle Fähigkeit
Schädeldach
Zumutbarkeit
Gehirnschmalz
grauen Zellen
geistige Reife
Zurechnungsfähigkeit
“Köpfchen”
Gescheitheit
Findigkeit
Fassungskraft
Frequency
Dialects
Lucerne
verstand
Basel-Landschaft
grips
Basel-Landschaft
gritz
Basel-Landschaft
witz
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/fɛɐ̯ˈʃtant/
Etymology
In summary
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.
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