Gebot

See also: gebot

German

Etymology

From Middle High German gebot, from Old High German gibot. Compare Dutch gebod (“commandment”), Old English gebod (“order, command, mandate”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈboːt/
  • Rhymes: -oːt
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Noun

Gebot n (strong, genitive Gebotes or Gebots, plural Gebote, diminutive Gebötlein n)

  1. command, commandment
  2. bid, bidding

Declension
Declension of Gebot [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Gebot die Gebote
genitive eines des Gebotes, Gebots der Gebote
dative einem dem Gebot, Gebote1 den Geboten
accusative ein das Gebot die Gebote

1Now rare, see notes.

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Further reading

Luxembourgish

Alternative forms
  • Gebott (dated)

Etymology

From earlier Gebott, influenced by German Gebot, both from Middle High German gebot, from Old High German gibot. Cognate with Dutch gebod.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡeˈboːt/, [ɡəˈboːt]

Noun

Gebot n (plural Geboter)

  1. commandment, command

Further reading
  • Gebot in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire
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