geizen

See also: Geizen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German gītesen, gīzen. Equivalent to Geiz (stinginess) + -en.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡaitsn̩]
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Verb

geizen (third-person singular simple present geizt, past tense geizte, past participle gegeizt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to be miserly, to be stingy
  2. to be sparing

Conjugation

Further reading

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