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-)

  1. funeral director, mortician, undertaker

Inflection

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