mutmaßen

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German

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Etymology

From Middle High German muotmāʒen, a verbal formation from muotmaʒe. Synchronically analyzed as Mut (courage, mood) +‎ messen (to measure).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmuːtˌmaːsən/,
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  • Hyphenation: mut‧ma‧ßen

Verb

mutmaßen (weak, third-person singular present mutmaßt, past tense mutmaßte, past participle gemutmaßt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to guess, to speculate

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