Biet

German

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German biet.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /biːt/

Noun

Biet n (strong, genitive Bietes or Biets, plural Biete)

  1. (Switzerland) synonym of Gebiet (“area, especially around a city”)

Declension

Declension of Biet [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Biet die Biete
genitive eines des Bietes, Biets der Biete
dative einem dem Biet, Biete1 den Bieten
accusative ein das Biet die Biete

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Further reading

Plautdietsch

Etymology

From Middle Low German bēte, bēt, from Old Saxon biti, from Proto-West Germanic *biti.

Noun

Biet n (plural Bieta)

  1. bite
  2. piece, chunk

Derived terms

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