gebed

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch gebed.

Noun

gebed (plural gebede)

  1. prayer

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɣəˈbɛt/
  • gebed(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛt

Noun

gebed n (plural gebeden, diminutive gebedje n)

  1. prayer

Old English

Alternative forms
  • ġebedd

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gabedą, equivalent to ġe- +‎ bēd (“a prayer, bede”). Cognate with Old Frisian bede, Old Saxon beda and gibed, Dutch gebed, Old High German beta, gibet (German Gebet), Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌰 (bida).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jeˈbed/

Noun

ġebēd n (nominative plural ġebēdu)

  1. prayer, religious observance
    Hie to gebede feollon. They fell to prayer. (Cædmon’s Metrical Paraphrase)

Declension
Declension of gebed (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative ġebēd ġebēdu
accusative ġebēd ġebēdu
genitive ġebēdes ġebēda
dative ġebēde ġebēdum

Descendants
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