béis

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bei̯s/, [bɜɪ̯s]
  • Rhymes: -ɜɪs
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Etymology 1

From Old High German bōsi, from Proto-Germanic *bausuz. Cognate with German böse, Dutch boos.

Adjective

béis (masculine béisen, neuter béist, comparative méi béis, superlative am béisten)

  1. evil, bad
  2. angry
Declension
Declension of béis
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative hien ass si ass et ass si si(nn)
nominative /
accusative
attributive and/or after determiner béisen béist
independent without determiner béises béiser
dative after any declined word béisen béiser béisen béisen
as first declined word béisem béisem
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

béis

  1. second-person singular present indicative of béien