Gemüt

German

Alternative forms

Gemüth (obsolete; pre-1901)

Etymology

From Middle High German gemüete, from Old High German gimuati. Analyzable as ge- +‎ Mut. Cognate with Dutch gemoed, Old English gemēde.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡəˈmyːt/
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Noun

Gemüt n (strong, genitive Gemütes or Gemüts, plural Gemüter)

(chiefly literary) feeling; heart; soul; mind
Synonyms: Herz, Innerstes, Seele

Declension

Declension of Gemüt [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Gemüt	die	Gemüter
genitive	eines	des	Gemütes, Gemüts	der	Gemüter
dative	einem	dem	Gemüt, Gemüte¹	den	Gemütern
accusative	ein	das	Gemüt	die	Gemüter

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

aufs Gemüt schlagen
gemütlich
Gemütszustand

Descendants

→ English: Gemüt (learned)
→ Norwegian Bokmål: gemytt
→ Norwegian Nynorsk: gemytt

Further reading

“Gemüt” in Duden online
“Gemüt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Gemüt” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

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