gebit

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch gebet. Equivalent to ge- +‎ bijten with vowel shortening.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣəˈbɪt/

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• Hyphenation: ge‧bit
• Rhymes: -ɪt

Noun

gebit n (plural gebitten, diminutive gebitje n)

1. Denture (set of teeth, also artificial).

   Zij heeft een prachtig gebit.

   She has a beautiful set of teeth.

   Ik heb mijn gebit nog niet in.

   I am not wearing my dentures yet.

Derived terms

• kunstgebit
• melkgebit

Descendants

• Negerhollands: bit
• → Caribbean Javanese: khebit

See also

• tand

Limburgish

Noun

gebit n

1. Veldeke spelling of C͜he̩bit

   Synonyms: tend, getante, bit, bieters, gesjieër, gevreet

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Gebiet (“area, territory”). First attested in 1795.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɛˈbiːt/, /jɛˈbiːt/
• Hyphenation: ge‧bit
• Rhymes: -iːt

Noun

gebit n

1. profession, trade, area of expertise

   Synonyms: område, gren, fack

   • 2019 March 7, Anna Lundegårdh, “"Ibland är det livsverk som står på spel" ["Sometimes a life's work is at stake"]”, in Dagens Samhälle:

     Centrumutveckling är ett ganska litet gebit här i Sverige och många har ringt och rådfrågat om sitt.

     City center development is a fairly small area of expertise here in Sweden and many people have called and asked about theirs.

   • 2020, 16:07 from the start, in Karl Hårding, transl., The Mandalorian, season 1, episode 1, spoken by The Client (Werner Herzog):

     Men jag är medveten om att prisjakt är ett komplicerat gebit.

     Although, I have knowledge that bountyhunting is a complicated profession.

Declension

Declension of gebit
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	gebit	gebitet	gebit	gebiten
Genitive	gebits	gebitets	gebits	gebitens

References

• gebit in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)