gebärden

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German

Etymology

Gebärde +‎ -en

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈbɛːɐ̯dn̩/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈbeːɐ̯dn̩/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
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  • Hyphenation: ge‧bär‧den

Verb

gebärden (weak, third-person singular present gebärdet, past tense gebärdete, past participle gebärdet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to sign; to communicate using sign language
  2. (reflexive) to behave
    Ein Architekt sollte sich nicht wie ein Künstler gebärden.
    An architect should not pretend to be an artist.

Conjugation

References

  • gebärden” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache