bis

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Contents 1 German 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Conjunction 1.4 Preposition 2 Indonesian 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 3 Italian 3.1 Noun 4 Latin 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Adverb 4.2.1 Derived terms 4.2.2 Usage notes 5 Navajo 5.1 Pronunciation 5.2 Noun 6 Polish 6.1 Noun

[edit] German

[edit] Etymology

Originally biz, a compound of bi- (compare bei) and -z (compare zu)

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Conjunction

bis

1. (subordinating) until.

[edit] Preposition

bis + accusative

1. until; through; to

   1. bis 18. Mai 2008 — “May 1st through 18th, 2008”

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[edit] Indonesian

[edit] Etymology

From Dutch bus

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bis

1. bus

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[edit] Italian

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bis m.

1. encore

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology

An adverb for duis from duo (“‘two’”), as b is often interchanged with du at the beginning of words in Latin in the same way as duellum for bellum (“‘war’”), duonus for bonus (“‘good’”) etc. Confer δίς (“‘dis’”).

[edit] Adverb

bis

1. twice, two times, on two occasions, in two ways

   Falli bis.

   To be deceived twice.

   • 23 BC. Book 3 of Carmina (“‘Odes’”) by Horace (Latin and English text on the Perseus Project)

     Me torret face mutua

     Thurini Calais filius Ornyti,

     pro quo bis patiar mori,

     si parcent puero fata superstiti.

     I love my own fond lover,

     Young Calais, son of Thurian Ornytus:

     For him I'd die twice over,

     Would Fate but spare the sweet survivor thus.

[edit] Derived terms

• bis in die, bis die (twice a day)
• bis in mense, bis mense (twice a month)
• bis in anno, bis anno (twice a year)
• bis terque (several times, repeatedly)
• bis tanto, bis tantum (twice as great, twice as much)
• bis ad eundem (to commit the same error twice)
• bis minus

[edit] Usage notes

• The word bis (“‘twice’”) drops the s when when making compositions, like the Greek word δίς (“‘dis’”). Some words created by compositing include biceps, bidens, bifer, bigener, bijugus, bilix. Because the s is dropped, it's better to write the words like bissenus, bisseni and bisextus as two words- bis senus, bis seni and bisextus.

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[edit] Navajo

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [pɪ̀s]

[edit] Noun

bis

1. adobe

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[edit] Polish

[edit] Noun

bis m.

1. encore