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)
Declension
Synonyms
Antonyms
- Hochmut
- Hoffart (archaic)
- Selbstherrlichkeit
- Überheblichkeit
Further reading
- Demut in Duden online
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