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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bəˈʋɛi̯s/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: be‧wijs
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯s

Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch bewijs. Equivalent to a deverbal from bewijzen.

Noun

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bewijs n (plural bewijzen, diminutive bewijsje n)

  1. proof
  2. evidence
  3. the totality of proof and/or evidence used to make a case; argumentation
    Synonym: bewijsvoering
  4. attesting document, permit
  5. licence, permit (document allowing one to use certain vehicles)
    Synonym: brevet
  6. ticket, pass entitling one to use, admission or possession
  7. (obsolete) legal apportionment of an inheritance
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: bewys
  • Negerhollands: bewies
  • Papiamentu: bewijs (dated)
  • Sranan Tongo: bewèis
  • Indonesian: bukti (evidence) (semantic loan)

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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bewijs

  1. inflection of bewijzen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative