Gebein
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German gebeine, from Old High German gibeini. Equivalent to ge- + Bein.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Gebein n (strong, genitive Gebeines or Gebeins, plural Gebeine)
- (dated) all the bones, the skeleton of a human body
- (plural only) the remains of a dead body, especially the bones
Declension edit
Declension of Gebein [neuter, strong]
Further reading edit
- “Gebein” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Gebein” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Gebein” in Duden online
- “Gebein” in OpenThesaurus.de
- Gebein on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Gebein” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.