beigen

German

Etymology 1

From Beige (“a stack, pile”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaɪ̯ɡn̩/
• Hyphenation: bei‧gen

Verb

1. (transitive, Southern Germany, Switzerland) to stack, pile up

   Ich habe den Nachmittag damit verbracht, Brennholz zu beigen.

   I spent the afternoon stacking firewood.

Derived terms

• Beigen
• Beiger
• Beigung
• beigend

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛːʒn̩/
• Hyphenation: bei‧gen

Adjective

beigen

1. inflection of beige:
   1. strong genitive masculine/neuter singular
   2. weak/mixed genitive/dative all-gender singular
   3. strong/weak/mixed accusative masculine singular
   4. strong dative plural
   5. weak/mixed all-case plural