Bewandtnis

== German == === Etymology === From obsolete bewandt +‎ -nis, from bewenden. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bəˈvantnɪs/ === Noun === Bewandtnis f (genitive Bewandtnis, plural Bewandtnisse) reason, explanation (for something being the particular way it is or someone being the particular way they are) Synonyms: Merkmal, Beschaffenheit eine besondere Bewandtnis ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Bewandtnis” in Duden online “Bewandtnis” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Bewandtnis” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.