Leumund

German

Etymology

From Middle High German liumunt, from Old High German hliumunt, from Proto-Germanic *hleumundaz (“reputation”). The full vowel -u- in the unstressed syllable was preserved due to popular association with unrelated Mund (“mouth”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlɔʏ̯mʊnt/
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Noun

Leumund m (genitive Leumunds or Leumundes, no plural)

  1. (literary) reputation; reports about someone; opinions about someone
    Wir haben uns nach ihm erkundigt und er hatte einen guten Leumund.
    We’ve made enquiries about him and the reports were positive.

Declension
Declension of Leumund (uncountable)
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Leumund
genitive eines des Leumundes,
Leumunds
dative einem dem Leumund,
Leumunde1
accusative einen den Leumund
1Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms
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