German edit

Etymology edit

gebären (to give birth) +‎ freudig (happy)

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈbɛːɐ̯ˌfʁɔɪ̯dɪç/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
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  • IPA(key): /-ˈbeːɐ̯-/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • IPA(key): /-ˌfʁɔɪ̯dɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: ge‧bär‧freu‧dig

Adjective edit

gebärfreudig (strong nominative masculine singular gebärfreudiger, comparative gebärfreudiger, superlative am gebärfreudigsten)

  1. giving birth to many children

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