German edit

Etymology edit

Either belieben or Belieben +‎ -ig.

Pronunciation edit

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

Adjective edit

beliebig (strong nominative masculine singular beliebiger, not comparable)

  1. any, whichever
  2. arbitrary, random

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

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