"bei-" meaning in German

See bei- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: [ˈbaɪ̯] Audio: De-bei-.ogg
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-. Etymology templates: {{ety|de|bei}}, {{inh|de|gmh|bī}} Middle High German bī, {{inh|de|goh|bī}} Old High German bī, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*bī}} Proto-West Germanic *bī, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*bi}} Proto-Germanic *bi, {{cog|nl|bij-}} Dutch bij-, {{cog|en|by-}} English by- Head templates: {{head|de|prefix|cat2=verbal prefixes}} bei-
  1. (with verbs) additionally Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-bei--de-prefix-2wRUnLvs
  2. (with verbs) for support, supportively Tags: morpheme Related terms: beizu-
    Sense id: en-bei--de-prefix-hYIEHX-e Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages using catfix, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 0 34 2 40 19 5 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 0 38 5 31 22 5 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 0 38 5 31 22 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 48 2 37 10 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 52 2 35 8 2 Derived forms: beifügen, beigeben, beilegen, beischlafen, beisetzen, beistehen, beistellen, beistimmen, beitragen, beitreten, beiwohnen
  3. (with verbs) in attendance Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-bei--de-prefix-2fwJZ-sr
  4. (with nouns) temporally concurrent or physically present Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-bei--de-prefix-QKcGKQOt Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages using catfix, Pages using etymon with no ID Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 0 34 2 40 19 5 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 0 38 5 31 22 5 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 0 38 5 31 22 5
  5. (with nouns) subordinate Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-bei--de-prefix-LuRJubgh Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages using catfix, Pages using etymon with no ID Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 0 34 2 40 19 5 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 0 38 5 31 22 5 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 0 38 5 31 22 5
  6. (with nouns) unwanted, secondary Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-bei--de-prefix-z~5Vp3O4

Alternative forms

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      "expansion": "Dutch bij-",
      "name": "cog"
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          "word": "beischlafen"
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          "_dis1": "0 57 0 43 0 0",
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          "word": "beitragen"
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    },
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}

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