demütig

German

Etymology

From Middle High German diemüetec, from Old High German diomuotīg, from Old High German dio (servant) + *muotīg (minded), equivalent to Demut (humility) + -ig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdeːmytɪç/, /ˈdeːmytɪk/
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  • Hyphenation: de‧mü‧tig

Adjective

demütig (strong nominative masculine singular demütiger, comparative demütiger, superlative am demütigsten)

  1. humble (thinking lowly of oneself)

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • demütig” in Duden online
  • demütig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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