Neuter
Gerücht
Meaning
rumor / rumour
Concepts
speculation
irresponsible criticism
current rumour
current rumor
unofficial record
talk about town
roun
common talk
Synonyms
Fama
Latrinenparole
unbestätigte Meldung
Glorie
Gerede von Außenstehenden
Klatschgeschichte
Meinung anderer
Liebesskandal
Scheißhausparole
es sind
Gemunkel
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɡəˈʁʏçt/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Middle High German gerüchte (Central German), borrowed from Middle Low German geruchte, gerüchte. This northern form replaced earlier Middle High German geruofte, gerüefte, from Old High German geruofti. The noun pertains to the verb rufen (“to call”) (Old High German ruofan, Old Saxon hrōpan). The Low German form is based on the shift -ft- → -cht- (cf. Nichte); the same in Dutch gerucht. Popular etymology later associated the word with riechen (“to smell”).
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