bis

See also bis-

English

Noun

bis

1. Plural form of bi

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Albanian

Noun

bis

1. encore (brief extra performance after the main performance is complete)

This Albanian entry was created from the translations listed at encore. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see bis in the Albanian Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) March 2010

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Danish

Noun

bis c

1. genitive singular indefinite of bi

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Esperanto

Interjection

bis

1. encore!

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French

Noun

bis Template:m-f

1. Plural form of bi

Adjective

bis m (feminine bise, masculine plural bis, feminine plural bises)

1. beige (colour)
2. brown (of bread that contains bran)

Adverb

bis

1. again (a second time)
2. (in street numbering) a; designating a second residence with the same number.

   12 bis, rue des Carmelites

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German biz, from bī ze. Equivalent to modern bei zu.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /bɪs/

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• Homophone: Biss
• Rhymes: -ɪs

Conjunction

bis

1. (subordinating) until.

Preposition

bis + accusative

1. until; through; to

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

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch bus.

Noun

bis

1. bus

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Italian

Noun

bis m

1. encore

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Latin

Etymology

An adverb for duis, from duo (“two”), as b is often interchanged with du in word-initial position in Latin (in the same way as duellum for bellum (“war”), duonus for bonus (“good”) etc.).

Before that, from Proto-Indo-European *duwo (“two”), *dwóh₁; compare Ancient Greek δίς (“dis”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /bis/

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Adverb

bis (not comparable)

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

   Falli bis.

   To be deceived twice.

   Familia mea bis in hebdomade ad ecclesiam it.

   My family goes to the church twice a week.

   • 23 BCE, 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.

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.

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
• ne bis in idem

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Lojban

Rafsi

bis

1. rafsi of bisli.

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Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA: /bɪs/

Conjunction

bis

1. until (something becomes true)

   Mir waarde mam Iessen, bis datt eis Gäscht all ukomm sinn.

   We are waiting with the food until all our guests have arrived.

2. between ... and

   Zeideg Quidde moosse 7 bis 12 Zentimeter laang.

   Mature quinces measure between 7 and 12 centimetres long.

Preposition

bis

1. until (a certain time)

   D'Metzlerei ass bis fënnef Auer nomëttes op.

   The butcher's is open until five in the afternoon.

2. up to, to

   Hire Jong ka scho bis zéng zielen.

   Their son can already count up to ten.

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Navajo

Pronunciation

• IPA: [pɪ̀s]

Noun

bis

1. adobe, cake of dirt

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Polish

Noun

bis m

1. encore

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Swedish

Noun

bis

1. indefinite genitive singular of bi