German edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German umbestand with the -be- syncopated.

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

Umstand m (strong, genitive Umstandes or Umstands, plural Umstände)

  1. circumstance (an event; a fact; a particular incident)
    Unter keinen Umständen.
    Under no circumstances.

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

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