Geiz
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See also: geiz
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]Noun
[edit]Geiz m (strong, genitive Geizes, plural Geize)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Geiz [masculine, strong]
Related terms
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[edit]Pennsylvania German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]Geiz m
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