Bein

See also: bein, be-in, and bein'

German

Etymology

From Middle High German bein, from Old High German bein, from Proto-Germanic *bainą. Compare Dutch been, English bone, Danish ben.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baɪ̯n/
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  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯n

Noun

Bein n (genitive Beins or Beines, plural Beine, diminutive Beinchen n)

  1. leg of a person, animal, or object; generally including the feet, but sometimes, in a more specific sense, excluding them
  2. (archaic) bone

Usage notes

  • The sense of bone is widely obsolete in standard usage, apart from a limited number of still common compounds, such as Schlüsselbein and Steißbein.

Declension

Derived terms

(leg):

  • Bankbein
  • Hinterbein
  • Holzbein
  • Stuhlbein
  • Tischbein
  • Vorderbein

(bone):

Further reading

  • Bein in Duden online

German Low German

Alternative forms

  • (in other dialects, including Low Prussian) Been

Etymology

See Been.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɛɪ̯n/, /baɪ̯n/

Noun

Bein ? (plural Beiner)

  1. (in some dialects) leg

Noun

Bein ? (plural has not been set)

  1. (in some dialects) bone (as material)
  2. (in some dialects) bones; a skeleton or skeletons

See also

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