getuige
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Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle Dutch getuge, from the verb getugen (modern getuigen).
Noun[edit]
getuige m (plural getuigen, diminutive getuigetje n)
- A witness, person who observed
- A witness who testifies in a case
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Noun[edit]
getuige n (plural getuigen, diminutive getuigetje n)
- A testimony.
Etymology 2[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. The prepositional sense may be seen as a fossilized use of the subjunctive, which is otherwise archaic.
Verb[edit]
getuige
Preposition[edit]
getuige
- as shown by, judging by, witness
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