Table of contents

1 Etymology 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Translations 1.1.2 Related terms 1.1.3 See also 2 Multilingual associations

Etymology

From wise + noun of state suffix -dom, equivalent to -ness, -head, and -hood

English

Noun

wisdom

1. An element of personal character that enables one to distinuish the wise from the unwise.
2. A piece of wise advice.

Translations

Anglo-Saxon: wísdóm m Dutch: wijsheid Finnish: viisaus French: sagesse German: klugheit Hebrew: חכמה /hohma/ Indonesian: kebijaksanaan Italian: saggezza

Latin: sapientia f Latvian: gudrība f Portuguese: sabedoria Russian: мудрость f (mudrostj) Spanish: sabiduría f Swedish: visdom c

Related terms

• wise
• wissen (German)

See also

• morality

Multilingual associations

• Hebrew-Russian: ידע (knowledge) о (about) еде (food) wisdom везде (everywhere)