Hebamme

German

Etymology

Originally *Hebanne from Old High German hevanna (“midwife”), later contorted to Hebamme to resemble Amme (“wet nurse”). This development is still reflected in modern German, inasmuch as the word can either be pronounced as a compound ("Heb-Amme") or as one word ("Hebamme").

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈheːpˌʔamə/, /ˈheːˌbamə/
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Noun

Hebamme f (genitive Hebamme, plural Hebammen)

  1. midwife (accoucheuse)

Declension
Declension of Hebamme
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Hebamme die Hebammen
genitive einer der Hebamme der Hebammen
dative einer der Hebamme den Hebammen
accusative eine die Hebamme die Hebammen

Synonyms

(female midwife):

(male midwife):

Further reading
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