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Beige
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beige bēigé
German
Etymology 1
From late de gmh bīge, from de goh bīga, goh pīga, further origin uncertain. Cognate with gsw Biigi.
Pronunciation
de /ˈbaɪ̯ɡə/
de Beige
de
Noun
f
de Southern Germany Switzerland stack, pile
Declension
f
Derived terms
de beigen
Etymology 2
de :bor fr:beige
de fr beige.
Pronunciation
de /beːʃ/ /bɛːʃ/ uninflected
de /beːʒə/ /bɛːʒə/ /beːʃə/ /bɛːʃə/ inflected
de De-Beige.ogg Germany
de eːʃə 2
de ɛːʃ 2
Noun
n,-,(s)
de uninflected beige the color
de Wer würde schon Beige als seine Lieblingsfarbe bezeichnen? Who would say that beige is their favourite colour?
de inflected beige thing
de Wir wohnen in dem weißen Haus. Das Beige gehört meiner Schwester. We live in that white house. The beige one is my sister's.
Usage notes
The word Beige has two pronunciations because its basic forms ends in a mute -e. Therefore the inflectional ending -e is not visible in writing.
Declension
n,-,(s)
Related terms
de beige
References
de
Beige_Stosz_Stapel Beige (Stoß, Stapel)
Beige_Farbe Beige (Farbe)
de Yellows Colors