in aller Munde sein

German

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Etymology

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Literally, to be in everybody's mouth. The form aller is genitive plural and Munde is dative singular. Many native speakers no longer quite understand this archaic construction, but the general sense is still obvious.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɪn ˈalɐ ˈmʊndə zaɪ̯n]
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Verb

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in aller Munde sein (irregular, third-person singular present ist in aller Munde, past tense war in aller Munde, past participle in aller Munde gewesen, past subjunctive wäre in aller Munde, auxiliary sein)

  1. (idiomatic) to be on everyone's lips

Conjugation

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