Geber

German

Etymology

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    Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ-
    Proto-Germanic *gebaną
    Proto-West Germanic *geban
    Old High German gëban
    Middle High German gëben
    German geben
    Latin -ariusbor.
    Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
    Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
    Old High German -āri
    German -er
    German Geber

    From geben + -er. Cognate with English giver.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

    Geber m (strong, genitive Gebers, plural Geber, feminine Geberin)

    1. agent noun of geben
    2. giver, donor, grantor (male or of unspecified gender)
      1. (specifically) dealer (person who deals the cards in a card game)
    3. encoder (device)

    Declension

    Declension of Geber [masculine, strong]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein der Geber die Geber
    genitive eines des Gebers der Geber
    dative einem dem Geber den Gebern
    accusative einen den Geber die Geber

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    Further reading

    • “Geber” in Duden online
    • “Geber” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

    Latin

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Arabic جابِر (jābir).

    Pronunciation

    Proper noun

    Geber m sg (genitive Geberis); third declension

    1. Jabir ibn Hayyan

    Declension

    Third-declension noun, singular only.

    singular
    nominative Geber
    genitive Geberis
    dative Geberī
    accusative Geberem
    ablative Gebere
    vocative Geber
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