bedemand

Danish

Etymology

From bede (“to ask, invite”) +‎ mand (“man”). Originally a man who arranged baptisms, weddings and funerals, and personally extended the invitations.^[1]^[2]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /beːdəman/, [ˈb̥eːðəˌmanˀ]

Noun

bedemand (in compounds: bedemands-)

funeral director, mortician, undertaker

Inflection

Declension of *bedemand*
common gender	singular		plural
common gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bedemand	bedemanden	bedemænd	bedemændene
genitive	bedemands	bedemandens	bedemænds	bedemændenes

References

^ Bedemand i Den Danske Ordbog
^ Bedemand i Ordbog over det danske Sprog

[1] Bedemand i Den Danske Ordbog

[2] Bedemand i Ordbog over det danske Sprog

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