gebyrddæg

Old English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ġebyrddæġ m

  1. birthday

Declension

Strong a-stem:

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

Descendants

  • Middle English: birthdai, birtheday
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