Gebein

From Middle High German gebeine, from Old High German gibeini. Equivalent to ge- +‎ Bein.

• IPA^(key): /ɡəˈbaɪ̯n/

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• Rhymes: -aɪ̯n

Gebein n (strong, genitive Gebeines or Gebeins, plural Gebeine)

1. (dated) all the bones, the skeleton of a human body
2. (plural only) the remains of a dead body, especially the bones

• “Gebein” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Gebein” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Gebein” in Duden online
• “Gebein” in OpenThesaurus.de
• Gebein on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Gebein” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.