Beat

Beat

See also: beat, béat, and béât

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Latin Beatus, a masculine form of Beata.

Proper noun

Beat

  1. (Uri) a male given name from Latin

References

German

Etymology 1

    Borrowed from English beat.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /biːt/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Homophone: biet

    Noun

    Beat m (strong, genitive Beats or Beat, plural Beats)

    1. (music) beat
      1. (countable) the pulse of a metre
        Synonym: Grundschlag
      2. (countable, by extension) percussion creating a rhythm
        • 2007, “36Grad”, performed by 2raumwohnung:
          Sechsunddreißig Grad, / Und es wird noch heißer. / Mach den Beat nie wieder leiser!
          Thirty-six degrees, / And it’s getting even hotter. / Never turn down the beat anymore!
      3. (uncountable) beat music (genre of the 1960s)
        Synonym: Beatmusik
    Declension
    Declension of Beat [masculine, strong]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein der Beat die Beats
    genitive eines des Beats, Beat der Beats
    dative einem dem Beat den Beats
    accusative einen den Beat die Beats
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

    Ultimately from Latin beatus.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈbeːat/

    Proper noun

    Beat m (proper noun, strong, genitive Beats or (with an article) Beat, feminine Beate)

    1. a male given name
    Usage notes
    • Almost entirely restricted to Switzerland, unlike the feminine Beate.

    Further reading

    • “Beat” in Duden online
    • “Beat” in Duden online
    • “Beat”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)
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