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 béis si ass béis et ass béis si si(nn) béis
nominative /
accusative
attributive and/or after determiner béisen béis béist béis
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