bedemand
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Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From bede (“to ask, invite”) + mand (“man”). Originally a man who arranged baptisms, weddings and funerals, and personally extended the invitations.[1][2]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bedemand (in compounds: bedemands-)
Inflection[edit]
Declension of bedemand
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | bedemand | bedemanden | bedemænd | bedemændene |
| genitive | bedemands | bedemandens | bedemænds | bedemændenes |
References[edit]
- ^ Bedemand i Den Danske Ordbog
- ^ Bedemand i Ordbog over det danske Sprog