Geiz

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From late Middle High German gīze (“greed”), a back-formation from Middle High German gīzen, gītsen (“greedy”), from Middle High German gīt (“greed”), from Old High German *gītisōn, from Proto-West Germanic *gīdisōn.

Cognate with Luxembourgish Gäiz and Old English ġītsian (“to desire, long for”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɡaɪ̯t͡s/
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Noun[edit]

Geiz m (strong, genitive Geizes, plural Geize)

  1. meanness, miserliness, stinginess
  2. (archaic) greed, avarice

Declension[edit]

Declension of Geiz [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Geiz die Geize
genitive eines des Geizes der Geize
dative einem dem Geiz, Geize1 den Geizen
accusative einen den Geiz die Geize

1Now rare, see notes.

Related terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • “Geiz” in Duden online
  • “Geiz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Pennsylvania German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compare German Geiz.

Noun[edit]

Geiz m

  1. avarice
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