Bia

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bia"

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Βία (Bía, literally “Force”).

Proper noun

Bia f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Nymphalidae – certain brush-footed butterflies.

English

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek Βία (Bía, literally “Force”).

Proper noun

Bia

1. (Greek mythology) The goddess and personification of force.

Translations

Greek goddess of force

• Bulgarian: Биа f (Bia)
• French: Bia (fr) f
• Greek: Βία (el) f (Vía)

  Ancient Greek: Βία f (Bía)

• Korean: 비아 (Bia)
• Russian: Бия (ru) f (Bija)
• Ukrainian: Біа f (Bia)

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Bia

1. Synonym of Akabea.

Anagrams

• AIB, Abi, Bái, bai, IBA, IAB, Bai, ABI, Iba

Hunsrik

Alternative forms

• Pia (Altenhofen spelling)
• pia (Wiesemann spelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese pia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpiːa/
• Rhymes: -iːa
• Syllabification: Bi‧a
• Homophone: Bier

Noun

Bia f (plural Bias)

1. sink (basin used for holding water for washing)

Italian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Bia m or f by sense

1. a surname

Further reading

• Stefano Ravara (2015–2026), Mappa dei Cognomi‎^[1]

Plautdietsch

Noun

Bia f (plural Biaren)

1. pillowcase
2. slipcover

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbi.ɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbi.ɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbi.a/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbi.ɐ/

• Rhymes: -iɐ
• Hyphenation: Bi‧a

Proper noun

Bia f

1. a diminutive of the female given name Bianca
2. a diminutive of the female given name Beatriz