Demut

German

Etymology

From Middle High German diemuot, diemüete, from Old High German thiomuotī (ca. 800). The modern vowel -e- may be due partly to raising before a nasal consonant, partly to influence by Middle Low German dēmōt, itself probably a borrowing from Middle High German (the older northern word being Old Saxon ōthmōdī). Compare Dutch deemoed (likewise from High or Low German).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdeːˌmuːt/
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Noun

Demut f (genitive Demut, no plural)

  1. humility, meekness (comprehension or expression of one’s own lowliness)

Declension
Declension of Demut (uncountable)
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Demut
genitive einer der Demut
dative einer der Demut
accusative eine die Demut

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