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
Declension of Bein
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Bein die Beine
genitive eines des Beines,
Beins		 der Beine
dative einem dem Bein,
Beine1		 den Beinen
accusative ein das Bein die Beine
1Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

(leg):

(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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