gebyrddæg

Old English edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

ġebyrddæġ m

birthday

Declension edit

Declension of gebyrddæg (strong a-stem)

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

Descendants edit

Middle English: birthdai, birtheday
- English: birthday

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