Langmut

German

Etymology

16th century back-formation from langmütig. Compare semantically equivalent Old High German langmuotī which was not continued.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaŋˌmuːt/
• Hyphenation: Lang‧mut

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Langmut f (genitive Langmut, no plural)

1. (higher register) forbearance, longanimity

Declension

Declension of Langmut [sg-only, feminine]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Langmut
genitive	einer	der	Langmut
dative	einer	der	Langmut
accusative	eine	die	Langmut

Derived terms

• langmütig

Further reading

• “Langmut” in Duden online