Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *gaburdidag. Cognate with Old High German giburtitag. Equivalent to ġebyrd (birth) +‎ dæġ (day).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /jeˈbyrdˌdæj/, [jeˈbyrˠdˌdæj]

Noun

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ġebyrddæġ m

  1. birthday

Declension

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Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative ġebyrddæġ ġebyrddagas
accusative ġebyrddæġ ġebyrddagas
genitive ġebyrddæġes ġebyrddaga
dative ġebyrddæġe ġebyrddagum

Descendants

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  • Middle English: birthdai, birtheday
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