geizen

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German gītesen, gīzen, from Old High German *gītisōn, from Proto-West Germanic *gīdisōn (to be greedy for). Equivalent to Geiz (stinginess) +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɡaitsn̩]
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Verb

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geizen (weak, third-person singular present geizt, past tense geizte, past participle gegeizt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to be miserly, stingy
  2. to be sparing, to stint
  3. (archaic) to be greedy, avaricious

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • geizen” in Duden online
  • geizen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache