bi-

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Prefix 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Derived terms 1.2.3 Translations 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Prefix 3 Italian 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Prefix 3.3 See also 4 Navajo 4.1 Prefix 4.1.1 Usage notes 4.1.2 Related terms 4.1.3 See also 5 Old English 5.1 Alternative spellings 5.2 Etymology 5.3 Prefix 5.3.1 Descendants 6 Spanish 6.1 Alternative forms 6.2 Etymology 6.3 Prefix 6.3.1 Derived terms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin bis (“‘twice’”).

[edit] Prefix

bi-

1. two -
2. (chemistry) In an old, common method used to indicate the presence of an acidic hydrogen, sodium hydrogen sulfate is called sodium bisulfate and sodium hydrogen carbonate is called sodium bicarbonate. This method is not recommended by IUPAC and does not denote a "doubling up" of a specific group, which is reserved for the Greek prefix "di-" (e.x. carbon dioxide, CO2).

[edit] Synonyms

• di-
• duo-

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[edit] Translations

• Dutch: bi-, twee-, dubbel-
• French: bi- fr(fr)
• Italian: bi- it(it)
• Spanish: bi-, bis- biz-

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

From Latin bis (“‘twice’”).

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bi-

1. bi-

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Etymology

From Latin bis (“‘twice’”).

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bi-

1. bi-

[edit] See also

• Category:Italian words prefixed with bi-

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[edit] Navajo

[edit] Prefix

bi-

1. his, her, its, their

[edit] Usage notes

This prefix often corresponds to an English possessive 's appended to the preceding word. For example, Diné bizaad means literally "the People their-language", equivalent to "the People’s language" (i.e., Navajo language).

[edit] Related terms

• b-
• bá
• baa
• be-
• bí
• bí-
• bí'áłtsé
• biba'
• bii'
• bíí'
• biyi'
• daabí
• t'áá bí

[edit] See also

• shi-
• ni-
• yi-
• ha-
• 'a-
• 'á-
• nihi-
• 'ał-
• 'ahił-

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[edit] Old English

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• biġ-, be-

[edit] Etymology

From bī "by, near, around". More at bī

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bī-

1. prefix meaning near, around (cf Lat. para-), occurring primarily in nouns

   bīgenga (“‘inhabitant; observer; benefactor’”)

   bīnama (“‘pronoun’”)

   bīleofa (“‘support, sustenance, nourishment, capital’”)

   bīswæc (“‘treachery’”)

   bīword (“‘proverb, byword’”)

[edit] Descendants

• English by-

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Alternative forms

• bis-
• biz-

[edit] Etymology

From Latin bis (“‘twice’”).

[edit] Prefix

bi-

1. bi-

[edit] Derived terms

• bicorne
• bimensual
• bicicleta
• bilingüe
• bisemenal