geizen
See also: Geizen
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German gītesen, gīzen, from Old High German *gītisōn, from Proto-West Germanic *gīdisōn (“to be greedy for”). Equivalent to Geiz (“stinginess”) + -en.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editgeizen (weak, third-person singular present geizt, past tense geizte, past participle gegeizt, auxiliary haben)
Conjugation
editinfinitive | geizen | ||||
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present participle | geizend | ||||
past participle | gegeizt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich geize | wir geizen | i | ich geize | wir geizen |
du geizt | ihr geizt | du geizest | ihr geizet | ||
er geizt | sie geizen | er geize | sie geizen | ||
preterite | ich geizte | wir geizten | ii | ich geizte1 | wir geizten1 |
du geiztest | ihr geiztet | du geiztest1 | ihr geiztet1 | ||
er geizte | sie geizten | er geizte1 | sie geizten1 | ||
imperative | geiz (du) geize (du) |
geizt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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