Gebein

German

Etymology

From Middle High German gebeine, from Old High German gibeini. Equivalent to ge- +‎ Bein.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡəˈbaɪ̯n/
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Rhymes: -aɪ̯n

Noun

Gebein n (strong, genitive Gebeines or Gebeins, plural Gebeine)

(dated) all the bones, the skeleton of a human body
(plural only) the remains of a dead body, especially the bones

Declension

Declension of Gebein [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Gebein	die	Gebeine
genitive	eines	des	Gebeines, Gebeins	der	Gebeine
dative	einem	dem	Gebein, Gebeine¹	den	Gebeinen
accusative	ein	das	Gebein	die	Gebeine

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

“Gebein” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Gebein” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Gebein” in Duden online
“Gebein” in OpenThesaurus.de
Gebein on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
“Gebein” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

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