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ambeht

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Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *ambahtī, from Proto-Germanic *ambahtiją (derived from the root of ambiht (Etymology 1)), whence also Old Saxon ambaht, Old High German ambahti, ambaht (German Amt), Old Norse embætti, Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌱𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌹 (andbahti).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑm.bext/, [ˈɑm.beçt]

Noun

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ambeht n

  1. office, ministry, service
  2. servant, attendant

Declension

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Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative ambeht ambeht
accusative ambeht ambeht
genitive ambehtes ambehta
dative ambehte ambehtum