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

number and gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
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

• béisaarteg

Etymology 2

Verb

béis

1. second-person singular present indicative of béien