Luxembourgish edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German beizen (with z and ʒ, hence the obsolete Luxembourgish variant beessen), from Old High German beizen. Cognate with German beizen. Related with bäissen (to bite).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈbeːtsen/, [ˈbeː.t͡sən]

Verb edit

beezen (third-person singular present beezt, past participle gebeezt, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. (transitive) to stain (wood), to bate
  2. (transitive) to pickle, preserve, marinate (food)

Conjugation edit

Regular
infinitive beezen
participle gebeezt
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular beezen
2nd singular beez beez
3rd singular beezt
1st plural beezen
2nd plural beezt beezt
3rd plural beezen
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

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