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German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɪsts/
- Hyphenation: bists
Contraction
bists
- Contraction of bist es.
1843, Brothers Grimm, “Der Froschkönig oder der eiserne Heinrich”, in Kinder- und Haus-Märchen, Band 1, 5th edition, pages 1–2:Sie sah sich um, woher die Stimme käme, da erblickte sie einen Frosch, der seinen dicken häßlichen Kopf aus dem Wasser streckte. „Ach, du bists, alter Wasserpatscher,“ sagte sie, „ich weine über meine goldene Kugel, die mir in den Brunnen hinab gefallen ist.“- (please add an English translation of this quotation)