Geiz

See also: geiz

German

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ɡaɪ̯t͡s/

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Noun

Geiz m (strong, genitive Geizes, plural Geize)

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

Declension

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

• geizig
• geizen

Further reading

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

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Geiz.

Noun

Geiz m

1. avarice