deadboren

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Old English

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Etymology

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Could date back to Proto-West Germanic *daudaburan. Cognate with Dutch doodgeboren and German totgeboren, though because they have -ge- the correspondence isn't exact. Equivalent to dēad (dead) +‎ boren (born).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdæ͜ɑːdˌbo.ren/

Adjective

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dēadboren

  1. stillborn

Declension

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Descendants

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  • English: deadborn