Leumundszeugnis
German
Etymology
Leumund (“(someone's) reputation”) + Zeugnis (“testimony; certificate, report card”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɔʏ̯mʊntsˌtsɔɪ̯knɪs/
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Noun
Leumundszeugnis n (strong, genitive Leumundszeugnisses, plural Leumundszeugnisse)
- a testimony delivered on someone's reputation
- (Switzerland, law) certificate/proof of (good) conduct
- (Austria, law, dated) certificate/proof of (good) conduct
- Synonyms: Führungszeugnis, Strafregisterbescheinigung
Declension
Declension of Leumundszeugnis [neuter, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Leumundszeugnis | die | Leumundszeugnisse |
| genitive | eines | des | Leumundszeugnisses | der | Leumundszeugnisse |
| dative | einem | dem | Leumundszeugnis, Leumundszeugnisse1 | den | Leumundszeugnissen |
| accusative | ein | das | Leumundszeugnis | die | Leumundszeugnisse |
1Now rare, see notes.
Further reading
- “Leumundszeugnis” in Duden online
- “Leumundszeugnis” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache