Bea

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bea"

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biː/
• (Philippines) IPA^(key): (spelling pronunciation) /ˈbeɪ.ə/
• Rhymes: -iː, (Philippines) -eɪə
• Homophones: b, be, bee

Proper noun

Bea

1. A diminutive of the female given name Beatrice

Translations

diminutive of Beatrice

• French: Béa (fr)

Anagrams

• BAE, AEB, a-be, bae, EAB, ABE, abe, Abé, BAe, Bae, aeb, eba, Abe

Dutch

Etymology

Shortening of Beatrix or its nativised variant Beatrijs; in some cases it may be a shortening of Beata or Beate, although this name is rather uncommon in Belgium and especially the Netherlands.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbeː.aː/

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• Hyphenation: Bea

Proper noun

Bea f

1. a female given name

Derived terms

• creabea

Hungarian

Etymology

Shortening of Beáta or Beatrix.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɛɒ]
• Hyphenation: Bea
• Rhymes: -ɒ

Proper noun

Bea

1. a female given name
2. a diminutive of the female given names Beáta or Beatrix

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	Bea	Beák
accusative	Beát	Beákat
dative	Beának	Beáknak
instrumental	Beával	Beákkal
causal-final	Beáért	Beákért
translative	Beává	Beákká
terminative	Beáig	Beákig
essive-formal	Beaként	Beákként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	Beában	Beákban
superessive	Beán	Beákon
adessive	Beánál	Beáknál
illative	Beába	Beákba
sublative	Beára	Beákra
allative	Beához	Beákhoz
elative	Beából	Beákból
delative	Beáról	Beákról
ablative	Beától	Beáktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	Beáé	Beáké
non-attributive possessive - plural	Beáéi	Beákéi

Possessive forms of Bea
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	Beám	Beáim
2nd person sing.	Beád	Beáid
3rd person sing.	Beája	Beái
1st person plural	Beánk	Beáink
2nd person plural	Beátok	Beáitok
3rd person plural	Beájuk	Beáik

Derived terms

• Beácska (diminutive)

Plautdietsch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔɪɐ/

Noun

Bea m (plural Beasch)

1. beer

Spanish

Proper noun

Bea f

1. a diminutive of the female given name Beatriz