Question 1

What are the synonyms of the French word "savoir"?

Accepted Answer

<ul><li>connaître</li></ul>

Question 2

What is the etymology of thr French word "savoir"?

Accepted Answer

From Vulgar Latin sapēre, from Classical Latin sapĕre, "to have flavor", with influence from sapiens "wise", hence "to be perspicacious", "to understand", then "to know", and elimination of the classical scire "to know". Very old French: sabir (Oaths of Strasbourg), then saveir, and finally savoir. For a very long time, from Middle French to the 18th century, the word was written sçavoir by false regression to the Classical Latin scire ("to know"). It was not until 1740 that the Académie française registered the word in its current spelling in the 3rd edition of its dictionary.

Question 3

What does the French word "savoir" mean?

Accepted Answer

To know; to have knowledge of.
To have in memory.
To possess some science, some art, to be instructed, skilled in some profession, in some exercise.
To have the mind adorned and filled with useful things.
To be accustomed, practiced in a thing, to do it well.
To have the power, the strength, the means, the dexterity, the skill to do something.
To be able to.
To be able to.
To learn, to be instructed or informed of something.
To be informed that a person or thing exists or can be found.

Question 4

How do you say "savoir" in german?

Accepted Answer

können

savoir

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