bedemand

== Danish == === Etymology === From bede (“to ask, invite”) +‎ mand (“man”). Originally a man who arranged baptisms, weddings and funerals, and personally extended the invitations. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /beːdəman/, [ˈb̥eːðəˌmanˀ] === Noun === bedemand (in compounds: bedemands-) funeral director, mortician, undertaker ==== Inflection ==== === References ===