bedemand
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