bei-

See also: bei, Bei, bèi, Bèi, bēi, běi, be'i, and bé-í

German

Etymology

From bei, from Middle High German bī, from Old High German bī, from Proto-West Germanic *bī, from Proto-Germanic *bi. Compare Dutch bij- and English by-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbaɪ̯]

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Prefix

bei-

1. (with verbs) additionally
2. (with verbs) for support, supportively
3. (with verbs) in attendance
4. (with nouns) temporally concurrent or physically present
5. (with nouns) subordinate
6. (with nouns) unwanted, secondary

Derived terms

German terms prefixed with bei-

Derived terms

• beifügen
• beigeben
• beilegen
• beischlafen
• beisetzen
• beistehen
• beistellen
• beistimmen
• beitragen
• beitreten
• beiwohnen

See also

• beizu-