"Gewissen" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ɡəˈvɪsən/ Audio: De-Gewissen.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German giwizzani, a calque of cōnscientia; equivalent to ge- + wissen. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|}} Middle High German [Term?], {{inh|de|goh|giwizzani}} Old High German giwizzani, {{prefix|de|ge|wissen}} ge- + wissen Head templates: {{de-noun|n}} Gewissen n (strong, genitive Gewissens, plural Gewissen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n}} Forms: Gewissens [genitive], Gewissen [plural], strong [table-tags], Gewissen [nominative, singular], Gewissen [definite, nominative, plural], Gewissens [genitive, singular], Gewissen [definite, genitive, plural], Gewissen [dative, singular], Gewissen [dative, definite, plural], Gewissen [accusative, singular], Gewissen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. conscience (moral sense or faculty) Wikipedia link: de:Gewissen Tags: neuter, strong Categories (topical): Ethics Hyponyms: soziales Gewissen (english: social conscience), reines Gewissen (english: clean conscience), gutes Gewissen (english: good conscience), schlechtes Gewissen (english: bad conscience), kein Gewissen Derived forms: gewissenhaft, gewissenlos Related terms: Gewissensbisse, Gewissensfreiheit, Gewissensgrund, Gewissenskonflikt, Gewissensnot, Gewissenspein, Gewissensprüfung, Gewissensqual, gewiss

Inflected forms

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