gebed

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch gebed, from Middle Dutch gebet, from Old Dutch gebet, from Proto-West Germanic *gabed.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /χəˈbɛt/

• Audio:

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Noun

gebed (plural gebede, diminutive gebedjie)

1. prayer

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch gebet, from Old Dutch gebet, from Proto-West Germanic *gabed.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣəˈbɛt/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: ge‧bed
• Rhymes: -ɛt

Noun

gebed n (plural gebeden, diminutive gebedje n)

1. prayer

   Synonym: bede

Derived terms

• avondgebed
• dankgebed
• gebed zonder eind
• gebedenboek
• gebedsdienst
• gebedshuis
• gebedsintentie
• gebedsriem
• gebedsruimte
• gebedssnoer
• middaggebed
• morgengebed
• ochtendgebed
• schietgebed
• sleurgebed
• smeekgebed
• tafelgebed
• voorgebed

 

Related terms

• bede
• bidden

Descendants

• Afrikaans: gebed
• Negerhollands: gebed, gobėt, gobėd

Old English

Alternative forms

• ġebæd, ġebedd

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gabed.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈbed/

Noun

ġebed n (nominative plural ġebedu)

1. prayer, religious observance
   • Hīe tō ġebede fēollon. ― They fell to prayer. (Cædmon’s Metrical Paraphrase)

Declension

Declension of gebed (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ġebed	ġebedu
accusative	ġebed	ġebedu
genitive	ġebedes	ġebeda
dative	ġebede	ġebedum

Synonyms

• bedd
• bedu

Descendants

• Middle English: bede, bed, beed, beode, bode, boede; ȝebed, ibæd, ibed (partially from Old English bedu)
  • English: bead (bede)
  • Scots: bead, bede, beid