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Gebein
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German
Etymology
From de gmh gebeine, from de goh gibeini. Equivalent to de ge- Bein.
Pronunciation
de /ɡəˈbaɪ̯n/
de De-Gebein.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de aɪ̯n 1
Noun
n,(e)s
de dated all the bones, the skeleton of a human body
de 1840 w:Nikolaus Becker w:Robert Schumann Der deutsche Rhein Sie sollen ihn nicht haben, / Den freien deutschen 'Rhein, / Bis seine Fluth begraben / Des letzten Mann’s Gebein. They shall not have him, / The free German Rhine, / Until his flood has covered / The last man's bones.
de plural only the remains of a dead body, especially the bones
Declension
n,(e)s
Further reading
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de Anatomy