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

IPA^(key): /beːdəman/, [ˈb̥eːðəˌmanˀ]

Noun edit

bedemand (in compounds: bedemands-)

funeral director, mortician, undertaker

Inflection edit

Declension of bedemand

common gender	Singular		Plural
common gender	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

[1] Bedemand i Den Danske Ordbog

[2] Bedemand i Ordbog over det danske Sprog

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