Been
See also: been
Central Franconian
Alternative forms
- Bään (eastern Moselle Franconian, except Westerwald)
- Bein (Kölsch; Westerwald)
Etymology
From Old High German bein.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /beːn/
Noun
Been n (plural Been, diminutive Beenche)
- (Ripuarian, western Moselle Franconian) leg
- Et es e Wonder, datt du met dä kurte Been su flögg loofe kanns.
- It’s a wonder that you can run so fast with those short legs.
East Central German
Noun
Been
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German Low German
Etymology
From Old Saxon bēn, from Proto-Germanic *bainą. Cognate with German Bein, English bone. Compare the neuter noun sense "bones, skeleton" to the sense of the Gebein.
Pronunciation
- (in many dialects) IPA(key): /bɛɪ̯n/
Noun
Been n
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /peːn/
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Old High German bein, from Proto-Germanic *bainą.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /beːn/
- Rhymes: -eːn
Saterland Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian bēn, from Proto-Germanic *bainą. More at bone.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /beːn/
Synonyms
- Skinke
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