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Gebäude

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German gebūwede, from the Old High German gibūidi (literally that which has been built),[1][2][3] originally a collective noun to bauen. See there for more. By surface analysis, ge- +‎ Bau +‎ -de, related to bauen. Doublet of Gebäu. Cognate with Yiddish געבײַדע (gebayde)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Gebäude n (strong, genitive Gebäudes, plural Gebäude)

  1. building, edifice, structure
    Synonyms: Bauwerk, Bau

Declension

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Hyponyms

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Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Gebäude”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)
  2. ^ Gebäude” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
  3. ^ Köbler, Gerhard (2014), “gebūwede”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch[2] (in German), 3rd edition

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