getuige

== Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɣəˈtœy̯.ɣə/ Hyphenation: ge‧tui‧ge Rhymes: -œy̯ɣə === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch getuge, from the verb getugen (modern getuigen). Cognate with German Zeuge. ==== Noun ==== getuige m (plural getuigen, diminutive getuigetje n) a witness, person who observed a witness who testifies in a case ===== Derived terms ===== getuigenbank getuigenverklaring kroongetuige ooggetuige trouwgetuige ===== Related terms ===== getuigenis ===== Descendants ===== Negerhollands: getuge, getiege → Sranan Tongo: kotoigi → Saramaccan: kotóígima ==== Noun ==== getuige n (plural getuigen, diminutive getuigetje n) a testimony === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. The prepositional sense may be seen as a fossilized use of the subjunctive, which is otherwise archaic. ==== Verb ==== getuige (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of getuigen ==== Preposition ==== getuige as shown by, judging by, witness