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)

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• Hyphenation: Ge‧bär‧de

Noun

Gebärde f (genitive Gebärde, plural Gebärden)

1. any gesture of the body
2. (sign language) a gesture used in sign language

Derived terms

• gebärden, Gebärdenspiel, Gebärdensprache, Demutsgebärde, Drohgebärde

References

• “Gebärde” in Duden online
• “Gebärde” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache