Gebein
German, noun/ɡəˈbaɪ̯n/
Gebein is a German neuter noun meaning “all the bones, the skeleton of a human body” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Knochen, Skelett des lebenden Menschen”.
What does Gebein mean in English?
noun
- 1
datedneuterall the bones, the skeleton of a human body
- 2
neuterthe remains of a dead body, especially the bones
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Knochen, Skelett des lebenden Menschen 2. sterbliche Reste, besonders Knochen; Skelett eines Toten
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Gebein
- Gebeines genitive
- Gebeins genitive
- Gebeine plural
- Gebeinen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gebein?
- /ɡəˈbaɪ̯n/
- [ɡəˈbaɪ̯n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Gebein in German?
Gebein appears about once in every 8 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).