German

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Etymology

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Either belieben or Belieben +‎ -ig.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bəˈliːbɪç/ (standard)
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  • IPA(key): /bəˈliːbɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: be‧lie‧big

Adjective

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beliebig (strong nominative masculine singular beliebiger, not comparable)

  1. any, whichever
  2. arbitrary, random

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • beliebig” in Duden online
  • beliebig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache