Verstand
See also: verstand
German
Etymology
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.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈʃtant/
Audio (file) Audio (Austria) (file) - Rhymes: -ant
Noun
Verstand m (strong, genitive Verstandes or Verstands, plural Verstande or Verstände) (usually uncountable)
- intellect
- (obsolete) accord, consensus
- Synonyms: Einverständnis, Übereinkommen, Einigung, Einigsein
- (chiefly archaic) sense, particular understanding or concept thought agreed upon
Declension
Declension of Verstand [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Verstand | die | Verstande, Verstände |
| genitive | eines | des | Verstandes, Verstands | der | Verstande, Verstände |
| dative | einem | dem | Verstand, Verstande1 | den | Verstanden, Verständen |
| accusative | einen | den | Verstand | die | Verstande, Verstände |
1Now rare, see notes.
Derived terms
- gesunder Menschenverstand
- Hausverstand
- Sinn und Verstand
- Unverstand
- Verstandesbegriff
See also
- Intellekt
- Vernunft
- Ratio
- Denkvermögen
- Grips
- Urteilsvermögen
Further reading
- “Verstand” in Duden online
- “Verstand” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Verstand” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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