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)
Declension
| 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
- second-person singular present indicative of béien