besig

Afrikaans

Alternative forms
  • biesag (Cape Afrikaans)

Etymology

From Dutch bezig, from Middle Dutch bēsich, from Old Dutch *bisig, from Proto-West Germanic *bisīg.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɪə.səχ/

Adjective

besig (attributive besige, comparative besiger, superlative besigste)

  1. busy

Derived terms

German Low German

Alternative forms
  • bäsig

Etymology

From Middle Low German bēsich, from Old Saxon *bisig, from Proto-West Germanic *bisīg. More at busy.

Adjective

besig

  1. busy; engaged in activity; occupied

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bisīg (“diligent, zealous, busy”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbe.sij/, [ˈbe.zij]

Adjective

besiġ (Kentish)

  1. busy

Declension
Declension of besiġ — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative besiġ besiġ besiġ
Accusative besiġne besiġe besiġ
Genitive besiġes besiġre besiġes
Dative besiġum besiġre besiġum
Instrumental besiġe besiġre besiġe
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative besiġe besiġa, besiġe besiġ
Accusative besiġe besiġa, besiġe besiġ
Genitive besiġra besiġra besiġra
Dative besiġum besiġum besiġum
Instrumental besiġum besiġum besiġum
Declension of besiġ — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative besiġa besiġe besiġe
Accusative besiġan besiġan besiġe
Genitive besiġan besiġan besiġan
Dative besiġan besiġan besiġan
Instrumental besiġan besiġan besiġan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative besiġan besiġan besiġan
Accusative besiġan besiġan besiġan
Genitive besiġra, besiġena besiġra, besiġena besiġra, besiġena
Dative besiġum besiġum besiġum
Instrumental besiġum besiġum besiġum
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