"be-" meaning in German

See be- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: [bə] [Germany], [b̥e] [Austria] Audio: De-be-.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: From Middle High German be-, from Old High German bi-, from Proto-Germanic *bi-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi. Etymology templates: {{etymon|de|:inh|gmh:be<ety:inh<goh:bi-<ety:inh<gem-pro:*bi->>>>}} [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*h₁éps", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₁ep-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₁epi", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₁pi", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*bi", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*bi-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old High German", "term" : "bi-", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "goh" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle High German", "term" : "be", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "gmh" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "be-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "de" }" data-lang="de" data-title="be-">, {{inh|de|gmh|be-}} Middle High German be-, {{inh|de|goh|bi-}} Old High German bi-, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*bi-}} Proto-Germanic *bi-, {{der|de|ine-pro|*h₁epi}} Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi Head templates: {{head|de|prefix|cat2=verbal prefixes}} be-
  1. inseparable verbal prefix that signifies touching the object Tags: morpheme
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  2. inseparable verbal prefix that signifies discussing or mentioning the object Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-be--de-prefix-acz6I8at Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 49 51
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      "name": "etymon"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "be-"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German be-",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "bi-"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German bi-",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*bi-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *bi-",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₁epi"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German be-, from Old High German bi-, from Proto-Germanic *bi-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "prefix",
        "cat2": "verbal prefixes"
      },
      "expansion": "be-",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "inseparable verbal prefix that signifies touching the object"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "inseparable verbal prefix that signifies discussing or mentioning the object"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[bə]",
      "tags": [
        "Germany"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[b̥e]",
      "tags": [
        "Austria"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-be-.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/5a/De-be-.ogg/De-be-.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5a/De-be-.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Germany",
        "Berlin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "be-"
}

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