Ebenbild

German

Etymology

From Middle High German ebenbilde, from Old High German ebanbilidi. By surface analysis, eben +‎ Bild.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈeːbn̩ˌbɪlt], [ˈeːbm̩ˌbɪlt]
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Noun

Ebenbild n (strong, genitive Ebenbildes or Ebenbilds, plural Ebenbilder)

  1. counterpart (something that resembles something else)
  2. spitting image
    Sie ist das Ebenbild ihrer Mutter ― She's the spitting image of her mother

Declension

Declension of Ebenbild [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Ebenbild die Ebenbilder
genitive eines des Ebenbildes, Ebenbilds der Ebenbilder
dative einem dem Ebenbild, Ebenbilde1 den Ebenbildern
accusative ein das Ebenbild die Ebenbilder

1Now rare, see notes.

Hypernyms

Derived terms

  • ebenbildlich

Descendants

  • →? Dutch: evenbeeld (calque)

Further reading

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