Beifuß

German

Alternative forms

• Beifuss (Switzerland, Liechtenstein, alternatively Luxembourg)

Etymology

From Middle High German bīvuoz, bībōz, from Old High German pīpōz, bībōz, bīvōz, bīvūz, probably from bī- +‎ bōzan (“to push, to strike”), from Proto-Germanic *bautaną. The semantic development remains unclear. The v-form with folk-etymological adaptation to vuoz (“foot”) is attested since the 10th century, apparently at first in West Central German, where the development is indeed phonetically likeliest. Compare the same in Old Saxon bīvōt, Middle Dutch bīvoet, whence Dutch bijvoet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaɪ̯fuːs/

• Audio:

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Noun

Beifuß m (strong, genitive Beifußes, no plural)

1. mugwort, Artemisia vulgaris

Declension

Declension of Beifuß [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Beifuß
genitive	eines	des	Beifußes
dative	einem	dem	Beifuß, Beifuße1
accusative	einen	den	Beifuß

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Beifuß” in Duden online