beichtn

== Bavarian == === Etymology === From Middle High German bīhten, contraction of bīhtegen, from the adjective bīhtec, bīhtic, from Old High German bīgihtīg, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *jihtiz, from *jehaną, from Proto-Indo-European *yék-e-ti, from *yek- (“to speak”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈb̥ɑɛ̯çd̥n/ IPA(key): /ˈb̥æːçd̥n/ (East Central, Vienna) Homophone: Beichtn === Verb === beichtn (past participle beicht) (transitive, intransitive, Christianity) to confess sins (figurative) confess (disclose one's bad deeds) ==== Related terms ==== Beichtn