Beginn

German

Etymology

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German bigin, from Proto-Germanic *biginnaz (“beginning”), a nominal formation from Proto-Germanic *biginnaną (“to begin”). Cognate with German Low German Begünn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈɡɪn/

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Noun

Beginn m (strong, genitive Beginnes or Beginns, plural Beginne)

1. start, beginning

   Synonym: Anfang

   Antonym: Ende

Declension

Declension of Beginn [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Beginn	die	Beginne
genitive	eines	des	Beginnes, Beginns	der	Beginne
dative	einem	dem	Beginn, Beginne1	den	Beginnen
accusative	einen	den	Beginn	die	Beginne

¹Now rare, see notes.

Related terms

• Anbeginn, Jahresbeginn, Tagesbeginn

Further reading

• “Beginn” in Duden online
• “Beginn” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache