Vorsicht
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Etymology edit
Chiefly a backformation from vorsichtig, from Middle High German vorsihtec, vürsihtec, from Old High German foresihtig, derived from foresiht, a calque of Latin providentia and provisio. By surface analysis, vor- + Sicht. Doublet of Vorsehung. Although the noun must underlie the adjective, the former is not attested again (after Notker) before the 15th century; it remained rare until ca. 1650. Compare Dutch voorzicht, English foresight.
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Noun edit
Vorsicht f (genitive Vorsicht, no plural)
- caution, cautiousness
- (dated) precaution, providence, provision
- Synonyms: Vorsorge, Vorkehrung
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Declension of Vorsicht [sg-only, feminine]
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Interjection edit
Vorsicht!