Vernunft

See also: vernunft

German

Etymology

From Middle High German vernunft, from Old High German vernumft. Verbal noun of vernehmen. The second part of the word is Old High German numft, from Proto-Germanic *numþiz (“taking”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈnʊnft/
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Noun

Vernunft f (genitive Vernunft, no plural)

reason, good sense
Synonyms: Einsicht, Ratio, Verstand, Verständigkeit

Declension

Declension of Vernunft [sg-only, feminine]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Vernunft
genitive	einer	der	Vernunft
dative	einer	der	Vernunft
accusative	eine	die	Vernunft

Derived terms

Further reading

“Vernunft” in Duden online
“Vernunft” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Vernunft on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

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