bewijs
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch bewijs. Equivalent to a deverbal from bewijzen.
Noun edit
bewijs n (plural bewijzen, diminutive bewijsje n)
- proof
- evidence
- the totality of proof and/or evidence used to make a case; argumentation
- Synonym: bewijsvoering
- attesting document, permit
- licence, permit (document allowing one to use certain vehicles)
- Synonym: brevet
- ticket, pass entitling one to use, admission or possession
- (obsolete) legal apportionment of an inheritance
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- Afrikaans: bewys
- Negerhollands: bewies
- → Papiamentu: bewijs (dated)
- → Sranan Tongo: bewèis
- → Indonesian: bukti (“evidence”) (semantic loan)
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
bewijs
- inflection of bewijzen: