Gebärde
See also: gebærde
German
Etymology
From Middle High German gebærde, from Old High German gibārida, gibāridī (“demeanor, behavior, character”), from Proto-Germanic *gabērijaną, *gabarjaną (“to conduct oneself, behave”). Cognate with dialectal German Bärde, German Low German Gebarr, Dutch gebaarde, Middle English bærde, beard, beorde (“conduct, bearing”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡəˈbɛːɐ̯də/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /ɡəˈbeːɐ̯də/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Ge‧bär‧de
Noun
Gebärde f (genitive Gebärde, plural Gebärden)
- any gesture of the body
- (sign language) a gesture used in sign language
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