Vorsicht

== German == === Alternative forms === Fürsicht (obsolete) === Etymology === Chiefly a backformation from vorsichtig, from Middle High German vorsihtec, vürsihtec, from Old High German foresihtig, derived from foresiht, a calque of Latin providentia and provisio. By surface analysis, vor- +‎ Sicht. Doublet of Vorsehung. Although the noun must underlie the adjective, the former is not attested again (after Notker) before the 15th century; it remained rare until ca. 1650. Compare Dutch voorzicht, English foresight. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfoːʁˌzɪçt/, [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzɪçt], [ˈfɔɐ̯-] Hyphenation: Vor‧sicht === Noun === Vorsicht f (genitive Vorsicht, no plural) caution, cautiousness (dated) precaution, providence, provision Synonyms: Vorsorge, Vorkehrung ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Vorsichtsmaßnahme vorsichtshalber Vorsicht ist besser als Nachsicht Vorsicht ist die Mutter der Porzellankiste ==== Related terms ==== vorsichtig === Interjection === Vorsicht! beware!, caution!, careful! === Further reading === “Vorsicht” in Duden online “Vorsicht”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)