Leumund

German

Etymology

From Middle High German liumunt, from Old High German hliumunt, from Proto-Germanic *hleumundaz (reputation). Cognate with Sanskrit श्रोमत (śromata, fame, renown, glory, celebrity). The full vowel -u- in the unstressed syllable was preserved due to popular association with unrelated Mund (mouth).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɔʏ̯mʊnt/
  • (file)

Noun

Leumund m (strong, genitive Leumundes or Leumunds, no plural)

  1. (literary) reputation; reports about someone; opinions about someone
    böser Leumundbad reputation
    Wir haben uns nach ihm erkundigt und er hatte einen guten Leumund.
    We’ve made enquiries about him and the reports were positive.
    • 1909 [1901], Thomas Mann, Buddenbrooks [] , Berlin: Deutsche Buch-Gemeinschaft, →OCLC, page 24:
      Was veranlaßte ihn, sich mit Geelmaack zu verbinden, der bitterwenig Kapital hinzubrachte, und dem niemand den besten Leumund machte?
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 1918, Heinrich Mann, Der Untertan, Leipzig: Kurt Wolff Verlag, page 242:
      „Da der Herr Staatsanwalt es zum System erhebt, die Glaubwürdigkeit unserer Zeugen zu bezweifeln, sind wir bereit, den guten Leumund des Angeklagten zu beweisen durch die Aussagen der ersten Männer von Netzig. []
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.