"Vernunft" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /fɛɐ̯ˈnʊnft/ Audio: De-Vernunft.ogg , De-at-Vernunft.ogg Forms: Vernunft [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Vernunft [nominative, singular], Vernunft [genitive, singular], Vernunft [dative, singular], Vernunft [accusative, singular]
Etymology: From Middle High German vernunft, from Old High German vernumft. Verbal noun of vernehmen. The second part of the word is Middle High German numft, from Old High German numft, from Proto-West Germanic *numþi (“taking”). Etymology templates: {{dercat|de|gem-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|de|gmh|vernunft}} Middle High German vernunft, {{inh|de|goh|vernumft}} Old High German vernumft, {{inh|de|gmh|numft}} Middle High German numft, {{inh|de|goh|numft}} Old High German numft, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*numþi||taking}} Proto-West Germanic *numþi (“taking”) Head templates: {{de-noun|f.sg}} Vernunft f (genitive Vernunft, no plural) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f.sg}}
  1. reason, good sense Tags: feminine, no-plural Synonyms: Einsicht, Ratio, Verstand, Verständigkeit
    Sense id: en-Vernunft-de-noun-Sm6YIF6J Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Derived forms: Unvernunft, vernunftbegabt, Vernunftehe, Vernunfterkenntnis, Vernunftgebrauch, Vernunftgrund, Vernunftheirat, vernünftig, Vernunftrecht, Vernunftrepublikaner, Vernunftsgrund
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          "word": "Einsicht"
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          "word": "Ratio"
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          "word": "Verstand"
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          "word": "Verständigkeit"
        }
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          "word": "Einsicht"
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