"Biig" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Alemannic German]

IPA: /b̥iːɡ̊/ [Zurich] Forms: Biige [plural], Biigli [diminutive]
Etymology: From Middle High German bīge, from Old High German bīga (“pile, heap”), further origin uncertain. Cognate with German Beige. Etymology templates: {{inh|gsw|gmh|bīge}} Middle High German bīge, {{inh|gsw|goh|bīga||pile, heap}} Old High German bīga (“pile, heap”), {{cog|de|Beige}} German Beige Head templates: {{head|gsw|noun|plural|Biige|diminutive|Biigli|g=f}} Biig f (plural Biige, diminutive Biigli)
  1. pile, stack Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Biig-gsw-noun-AojMYYcA
  2. (regional) woodpile Tags: feminine, regional
    Sense id: en-Biig-gsw-noun-govApK~R Categories (other): Regional Alemannic German, Alemannic German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Alemannic German entries with incorrect language header: 42 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Big, Bīg (Appenzell, St. Gallen, Schaffhausen) [Solothurn, Thurgau, Zurich], Biige, Bige (alt: Graubünden, Lucerne, Schwyz, Uri, Zug) [Bern], Biigi (alt: Aarau, Basel, Glarus, Lucerne, Solothurn, Uri, Wallis) Related terms: biige, biigewiis

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