Gebilde

German

Etymology

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German [Term?].

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈbɪldə/
  • Hyphenation: Ge‧bil‧de
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Noun

Gebilde n (genitive Gebildes, plural Gebilde)

  1. construction, formation, structure
    • 1911, Svante Arrhenius, Das Schicksal der Planeten, Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft, page 49:
      Die Krater des Mondes sind meistens viel größer als die entsprechenden Gebilde auf der Erde.
      The craters of the moon are usually much larger than the corresponding formations on Earth.
  2. shape, pattern, figure

Declension

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