Beize

See also: beize

German

Alternative forms

• Beiße (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle High German beize, from Old High German beiza, from Proto-Germanic *baitō. The word originally had a fricative (Beiße, Old High German beiʒa); the form with an affricate under influence of the verb beizen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baɪ̯tsə/

• Audio:

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Noun

Beize f (genitive Beize, plural Beizen)

1. mordant
2. marinade

Declension

Declension of Beize [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Beize	die	Beizen
genitive	einer	der	Beize	der	Beizen
dative	einer	der	Beize	den	Beizen
accusative	eine	die	Beize	die	Beizen

Descendants

• → Bulgarian: байц (bajc)
• → Polish: bejca
• → Romanian: baiț

Further reading

• “Beize (Beizmittel, Beizjagd)” in Duden online
• “Beize (Wirtshaus)” in Duden online
• “Beize” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache