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Gebot
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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
Noun
Gebot n (strong, genitive Gebotes or Gebots, plural Gebote, diminutive Gebötlein n)
Declension
Declension of Gebot [neuter, strong]
1Now rare, see notes.
Related terms
- Zehn Gebote (“the Ten Commandments”)
See also
Further reading
- “Gebot” in Duden online
- “Gebot” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Gebot” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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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
Noun
Gebot n (plural Geboter)
Further reading
- Gebot in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire
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