Bijou

See also: bijou

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French bijou, itself borrowed from Breton bizou (“ring”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biˈʒuː/

• Audio:

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Noun

Bijou m or n (strong, genitive Bijous, plural Bijous)

1. (dated outside Switzerland) jewel; piece of jewelry

Declension

Declension of Bijou [masculine // neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der, das	Bijou	die	Bijous
genitive	eines	des	Bijous	der	Bijous
dative	einem	dem	Bijou	den	Bijous
accusative	einen, ein	den, das	Bijou	die	Bijous

Further reading

• “Bijou” in Duden online

Luxembourgish

Noun

Bijou m (plural Bijouen)

1. jewel, a piece of jewellery