gebyrddæg

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gaburdidag. Cognate with Old High German giburtitag. Equivalent to ġebyrd (“birth”) +‎ dæġ (“day”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈbyrdˌdæj/, [jeˈbyrˠdˌdæj]

Noun

ġebyrddæġ m

1. birthday

Declension

Declension of gebyrddæg (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ġebyrddæġ	ġebyrddagas
accusative	ġebyrddæġ	ġebyrddagas
genitive	ġebyrddæġes	ġebyrddaga
dative	ġebyrddæġe	ġebyrddagum

Descendants

• Middle English: birthdai, birtheday
  • English: birthday