German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German übermuot, from Old High German ubarmuot, ubermuot. By surface analysis, über- +‎ Mut.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈʔyːbɐmuːt]
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Symbol

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Übermut

  1. The letter Ü in the German spelling alphabet.
    variants: Übel (in Austria), uniform echo (spelling of the digraph ue)/uniform with umlaut (international)

Noun

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Übermut m (strong, genitive Übermutes or Übermuts, no plural)

  1. high spirits, cockiness

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