getuige
Dutch edit
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
Derived terms edit
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Descendants edit
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