baie

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Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Malay banyak (many; very), likely combining the influence of the unrelated Low German bannig (very).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑjə/
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Adverb

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baie

  1. very, much
    Haar baas is baie lelik.
    Her boss is very ugly.

Determiner

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baie

  1. (with positive polarity, when not modified by adverbs) many, much, a lot of
    Daar is baie besoekers op die mark.
    There are many visitors at the market.
    Sy koop baie tydskrifte in die kiosk.
    She is buying a lot of magazines at the news stand.
    In die winter stroom baie water die vlei in.
    A lot of water is flowing into the valley in winter.

Synonyms

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  • veel (less common, more or less in complementary distribution)

Pronoun

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baie

  1. (with positive polarity, when not modified by adverbs) a lot, much
    Ons het baie gehad om te bespreek.
    We had a lot to discuss.

Synonyms

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  • veel (less common, more or less in complementary distribution)

French

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Latin baca.

Noun

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baie f (plural baies)

  1. (botany) berry
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Descendants
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  • Catalan: baia
  • Spanish: baya

Etymology 2

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Uncertain; probably from Late Latin baia, ultimately from Iberian.

Noun

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baie f (plural baies)

  1. bay (body of water)
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Descendants
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  • Spanish: bahía (see there for further descendants)

Etymology 3

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Inherited from Latin badia.

Adjective

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baie

  1. feminine singular of bai

Etymology 4

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From bayer.

Alternative forms

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  • baye ((verbal forms only))

Verb

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baie

  1. inflection of bayer:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Noun

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baie f (plural baies)

  1. picture window

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Further reading

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈba.je/
  • Rhymes: -aje
  • Hyphenation: bà‧ie

Adjective

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baie f pl

  1. feminine plural of baio

Noun

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baie f

  1. plural of baia

Anagrams

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Norman

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Etymology

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Uncertain; probably from Late Latin baia.

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Noun

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baie f (plural baies)

  1. (Jersey, geography) bay

Romanian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Slavic *baňa, from Latin baneum (plural banea), variant of balneum.

A direct inheritance from Latin would rather have resulted in *bâie. Compare râie, tămâie < arānea, *thymānea.

Noun

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baie f (plural băi)

  1. bathroom
  2. bath (act of bathing), bathtub
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Hungarian bánya, from Proto-Slavic *baňa.

Noun

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baie f (plural băi)

  1. (Transylvania, Moldavia (region), Banat) mine, quarry
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