omstandigheid

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch omstandigheid, from French circonstance or Latin circumstantia. Equivalent to om +‎ stand +‎ -ig +‎ -heid.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔmˈstan.dəχˌɦəi̯t/

Noun

omstandigheid (plural omstandighede)

1. circumstance, condition

Dutch

Etymology

From om +‎ stand +‎ -ig +‎ -heid. Calque of French circonstance or Latin circumstantia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔmˈstɑn.dəxˌɦɛi̯t/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: om‧stan‧dig‧heid

Noun

omstandigheid f (plural omstandigheden, diminutive omstandigheidje n)

1. circumstance, condition

Derived terms

• in gezegende omstandigheden
• leefomstandigheid
• omstandigheidszin

 

Related terms

• omstandig

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: omstandigheid
• Negerhollands: omstandigheit, omstand, omstandigheid
• → Indonesian: omstandigheid

Indonesian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Dutch omstandigheid (“circumstance, condition”).

Noun

omstandigheid (plural omstandigheid-omstandigheid, first-person possessive omstandigheidku, second-person possessive omstandigheidmu, third-person possessive omstandigheidnya)

1. circumstance, condition

   Synonyms: keadaan, omstandigheid

Further reading

• “omstandigheid” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.