"wijsgeer" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʋɛi̯s.xeːr/, [ˈʋɛi̯s.xɪːr] Audio: Nl-wijsgeer.ogg Forms: wijsgeren [plural], wijsgeertje [diminutive, neuter], wijsgere [feminine]
Etymology: From wijs (“wise”) + geren (“to desire”), a loan translation of Ancient Greek φιλοσοφία (philosophía), a compound of φίλος (phílos, “beloved”) + σοφία (sophía, “wisdom”). Etymology templates: {{compound|nl|wijs|geren|t1=wise|t2=to desire}} wijs (“wise”) + geren (“to desire”), {{der|nl|grc|φιλοσοφία}} Ancient Greek φιλοσοφία (philosophía), {{m|grc|φίλος||beloved}} φίλος (phílos, “beloved”), {{m|grc|σοφία||wisdom}} σοφία (sophía, “wisdom”) Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-en|wijsgeertje|f=wijsgere}} wijsgeer m (plural wijsgeren, diminutive wijsgeertje n, feminine wijsgere)
  1. philosopher Wikipedia link: nl:wijsgeer Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Occupations Synonyms: filosoof Related terms: wijsbegeerte

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for wijsgeer meaning in Dutch (3.3kB)

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          "type": "example"
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