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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
Noun
Leumund m (strong, genitive Leumundes or Leumunds, no plural)
- (literary) reputation; reports about someone; opinions about someone
- böser Leumund ― bad reputation
Wir haben uns nach ihm erkundigt und er hatte einen guten Leumund.- We’ve made enquiries about him and the reports were positive.
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)
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