substantie
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch substantie, perhaps via Old French substance, in any event from Latin substantia (“substance, essence”), from substāns, present active participle of substō (“exist; literally, stand under”), from sub + stō (“stand”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
substantie f (plural substanties, diminutive substantietje n)
- substance (matter, material)
- substance (essence, that which is vital)
- (theology, philosophy) substance (hypostasis, independent essence)