gebären

See also: gebaren and Gebaren

German

Etymology

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From Middle High German gebern, from Old High German giberan, from Proto-Germanic *gaberaną. Cognate with English bear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡəˈbɛːʁən/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
• IPA^(key): /ɡəˈbeːʁən/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)

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• Hyphenation: ge‧bä‧ren

Verb

1. (intransitive) to give birth; referring to labour, or to labour and pregnancy as a whole
2. (transitive) to give birth to; to bear

Usage notes

• The 2nd and 3rd person singular forms of the present are traditionally du gebierst, sie gebiert. The regularised forms du gebärst, sie gebärt are often considered nonstandard but are equally common in practice.

Synonyms

• entbinden (referring to labour exclusively)

Derived terms

• gebärfreudig
• Gebärmutter

Further reading

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