Beat

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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

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
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

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Latin beatus.

Pronunciation

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
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