Noun: verstandskies
Gender: Masculine
Hyphenation:
| Sg. | verstandskies |
| Pl. | verstandskiezen |
Sample Sentences
Nouns inflected like verstandskies
godsbewijs,
sjmoes,
borrelglas,
provinciehuis,
vleermuis,
bootreis,
boothuis,
kleine barmsijs,
boelhuis,
schapenvlies,
bosmuis,
schildluis,
bejaardentehuis,
grachtenhuis,
maskergors,
kleine rietgans,
badhuis,
uurglas,
bakhuis,
schijthuis, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
1. From verstand (“intellect, wit, brain”) + -s- + kies (“molar”), a loose calque of Latin dēns sapientiae, itself a calque of Ancient Greek σωφρονιστῆρες (sōphronistêres).
2. A somewhat common folk etymology holds that it derives from ver (“far, distant”) + stand (“position”) + -s- + kies (“molar”), but this is incorrect; early attestations frequently cite the Latin or mention either its derivation from verstand or its synonym wijsheidstand; furthermore the suggestion is in disagreement with the pronunciation. See: Latin Nouns '
dēns sapientiae'.
Verbs referencing "verstandskies"
English Nouns
wisdom tooth.
Translations