bi
Contents
- 1 English
- 2 Albanian
- 3 Basque
- 4 Bura
- 5 Danish
- 6 Dutch
- 7 Finnish
- 8 French
- 9 German
- 10 Gothic
- 11 Guerrero Amuzgo
- 12 Isthmus Zapotec
- 13 Italian
- 14 Japanese
- 15 Kalasha
- 16 Kurdish
- 17 Low German
- 18 Mandarin
- 19 Middle Dutch
- 20 Middle English
- 21 Mirandese
- 22 North Frisian
- 23 Nzadi
- 24 Old Dutch
- 25 Old English
- 26 Old High German
- 27 Old Saxon
- 28 Portuguese
- 29 Scots
- 30 Scottish Gaelic
- 31 Serbo-Croatian
- 32 Solon
- 33 Spanish
- 34 Swazi
- 35 Swedish
- 36 Tok Pisin
- 37 Turkish
- 38 Vietnamese
- 39 Volapük
- 40 Welsh
- 41 Xhosa
- 42 Zaghawa
- 43 Zhuang
- 44 Zulu
English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From bisexual.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
bi (not comparable)
Coordinate terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
See also[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bi (plural bi)
See also[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Albanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
A short form of bijë, from archaic bilë ("daughter, girl").
Interjection[edit]
bi
- A friendly exclamation to a person (female).
- Fol bi, Dritë!
- Speak, therefore, Dritë!
- An exclamation of surprise (to a female person).
- Bi! Po ç'është kjo?
- Girl! What is this?
- Po ç'është kjo, bi?
- What ist this, girl?
Related terms[edit]
Basque[edit]
< 1 | 2 | 3 > |
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Cardinal : bi Ordinal : bigarren | ||
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Numeral[edit]
bi
Bura[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bì
References[edit]
- 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.
Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse bý, from Proto-Germanic *bijō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰī-.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bi c (singular definite bien, plural indefinite bier)
Inflection[edit]
See also[edit]
- hveps c
Verb[edit]
bi
- imperative of bie
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From biseksueel.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Adjective[edit]
bi (invariable, comparative meer bi, superlative meest bi)
Finnish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bi
- (colloquial) bi (bisexual)
Declension[edit]
Declension of bi (type maa)
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From bissexuel, or possibly directly from English bi
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bi m, f (plural bis)
- bi, bisexual person
Adjective[edit]
bi (invariable)
- bi, bisexual
Further reading[edit]
- “bi” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
German[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
bi (not comparable)
Gothic[edit]
Romanization[edit]
bi
- Romanization of 𐌱𐌹
Guerrero Amuzgo[edit]
Adjective[edit]
bi
Isthmus Zapotec[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bi
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin bē (the name of the letter B).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bi f (invariable)
- The name of the Latin-script letter B/b.; bee
See also[edit]
- (Latin-script letter names) lettera; a, bi, ci, di, e, effe, gi, acca, i, i lunga, kappa, elle, emme, enne, o, pi, cu, erre, esse, ti, u, vu, doppia vu, ics, ipsilon, zeta
Japanese[edit]
Romanization[edit]
bi
Kalasha[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Sanskrit बीज (bīja), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bíHĵam. Cognate with Konkani बी (bī) and Parachi bīz (“seed-corn”).
Noun[edit]
bi
Related terms[edit]
Kurdish[edit]
Preposition[edit]
bi
Low German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Saxon bī, from Proto-Germanic *bi.
Pronunciation[edit]
Preposition[edit]
bi
- at, with
- Bi us is dat ümmer Feest.
- With us it's always a party.
- Bi us is dat ümmer Feest.
- by
- Wi wahnt in en Huus bi de Meer.
- I live in a house by the lake.
- Wi wahnt in en Huus bi de Meer.
- around, about (often in combination with üm)
- Dat weer üm bi so'n twintig Johr vör.
- It was about twenty years ago.
- Dat weer üm bi so'n twintig Johr vör.
Inflection[edit]
Adverb[edit]
bi
Mandarin[edit]
Romanization[edit]
bi
- Nonstandard spelling of bī.
- Nonstandard spelling of bí.
- Nonstandard spelling of bǐ.
- Nonstandard spelling of bì.
Usage notes[edit]
- English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
Middle Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Dutch bi, from Proto-Germanic *bi.
Pronunciation[edit]
Preposition[edit]
bi
Descendants[edit]
Adverb[edit]
bi
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “bi (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “bi (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “bi”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
Middle English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old English bi, from Proto-Germanic *bi.
Pronunciation[edit]
Preposition[edit]
bi
- by
- 1407, The Testimony of William Thorpe, pages 40–41
- And I seide, “Ser, in his tyme maister Ioon Wiclef was holden of ful many men the grettis clerk that thei knewen lyuynge vpon erthe. And therwith he was named, as I gesse worthili, a passing reuli man and an innocent in al his lyuynge. And herfore grete men of kunnynge and other also drowen myche to him, and comownede ofte with him. And thei sauouriden so his loore that thei wroten it bisili and enforsiden hem to rulen hem theraftir… Maister Ion Aston taughte and wroot acordingli and ful bisili, where and whanne and to whom he myghte, and he vsid it himsilf, I gesse, right perfyghtli vnto his lyues eende. Also Filip of Repintoun whilis he was a chanoun of Leycetre, Nycol Herforde, dane Geffrey of Pikeringe, monke of Biland and a maistir dyuynyte, and Ioon Purueye, and manye other whiche weren holden rightwise men and prudent, taughten and wroten bisili this forseide lore of Wiclef, and conformeden hem therto. And with alle these men I was ofte homli and I comownede with hem long tyme and fele, and so bifore alle othir men I chees wilfulli to be enformed bi hem and of hem, and speciali of Wiclef himsilf, as of the moost vertuous and goodlich wise man that I herde of owhere either knew. And herfore of Wicleef speciali and of these men I toke the lore whiche I haue taughte and purpose to lyue aftir, if God wole, to my lyues ende.”
- 1407, The Testimony of William Thorpe, pages 40–41
Descendants[edit]
- English: by
Mirandese[edit]
Verb[edit]
bi
- first-person singular preterite indicative of ber: I saw.
- 2011, Ana Afonso, L Princepico Chapter 1:
- Quando you tenie seis anhos, bi ua beça ua eimaige mi guapa nun lhibro subre la floresta birge que se chamaba "Stórias Bibidas".
- 1948 translation by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
- Once when I was six years old I saw a magnificent picture in a book, called True Stories from Nature, about the primeval forest.
- 1948 translation by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
- Quando you tenie seis anhos, bi ua beça ua eimaige mi guapa nun lhibro subre la floresta birge que se chamaba "Stórias Bibidas".
North Frisian[edit]
Noun[edit]
bi f
Nzadi[edit]
Pronoun[edit]
bǐ
- we (first-person plural pronoun)
See also[edit]
Old Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *bi.
Preposition[edit]
bī
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “bī”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Old English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *bi (“near, by, around, about”), q.v.
Pronunciation[edit]
Preposition[edit]
bī
Descendants[edit]
Old High German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *bi, whence also Old English bi.
Preposition[edit]
bī
Descendants[edit]
Old Saxon[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *bi, whence also Old English bi.
Preposition[edit]
bī
Descendants[edit]
Portuguese[edit]
Adjective[edit]
bi (plural bi, comparable)
- bisexual (sexually attracted to persons of either sex)
Synonyms[edit]
Noun[edit]
bi m, f (plural bis)
- bisexual (bisexual person)
Synonyms[edit]
Scots[edit]
Preposition[edit]
bi
Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish bí (imperative singular of at·tá), from Proto-Celtic *buyo-, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-
Verb[edit]
bi (past bha, future bidh, verbal noun bhith)
Inflection[edit]
Infinitive | a bhith |
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Imperative | bi |
Present participle | a' bhith |
Past participle | air a bhith |
Present tense | Past tense | Future tense | Conditional | |
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Basic form | tha | bha | bidh/bithidh | bhithinn/bhiodh/bhiomaid |
Dependent form | bheil | robh | bi | bithinn/biodh/biomaid |
Impersonal form | thathar | bhathar | bithear | bhiteadh/bhite |
Related terms[edit]
Mutation[edit]
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
bi | bhi |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
Serbo-Croatian[edit]
Verb[edit]
bi
- second-person singular aorist form of biti.
- third-person singular aorist form of biti.
Solon[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Tungusic *bi. Cognate with Evenki би (bi), Manchu ᠪᡳ (bi).
Pronunciation[edit]
Pronoun[edit]
bi
Spanish[edit]
Adjective[edit]
bi (invariable)
- bi (bisexual)
Swazi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Nguni *-bí, from Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́ɪ̀.
Adjective[edit]
-bí
Inflection[edit]
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Swedish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -iː
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Swedish bī, bȳ, from Old Norse bý, from Proto-Germanic *bijō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰī-.
Noun[edit]
bi n
Usage notes[edit]
- More rare spellings of the definite forms are bit/bits (singular) and bien/biens (plural). However, the spellings in the inflection box are the most common.
Declension[edit]
Declension of bi | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | bi | biet | bin | bina |
Genitive | bis | biets | bins | binas |
See also[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Adjective[edit]
bi
Etymology 3[edit]
Adverb[edit]
bi (not comparable)
- (in some fixed expressions) by
Related terms[edit]
Tok Pisin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
bi
Turkish[edit]
Numeral[edit]
bi
Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
(classifier cục, hòn, viên) bi
- a marble (spherical ball)
- (billiards, snooker) a ball
- (slang) a ball (testicle)
- Á! Dập bi tao rồi!
- Ow! Mah bawlls pahpped!
Derived terms[edit]
- bút bi (“ball-point pen”)
- bi cái (“cue ball”)
Volapük[edit]
Conjunction[edit]
bi
Welsh[edit]
Noun[edit]
bi
- The name of the Latin-script letter B/b.
Mutation[edit]
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
bi | fi | mi | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
See also[edit]
- (Latin-script letter names) llythyren; a, bi, ec, èch, di, èdd, e, èf, èff, èg, èng, aets, i/i dot, je, el, èll, em, en, o, pi, ffi, er, rhi, ès, ti, èth, u/u bedol, w, ỳ (Category: cy:Latin letter names)
Xhosa[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Nguni *-bí, from Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́ɪ̀.
Adjective[edit]
-bí
Inflection[edit]
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Zaghawa[edit]
Noun[edit]
bi
References[edit]
- Ehret, Christopher (2001) A Historical-Comparative Reconstruction of Nilo-Saharan (SUGIA, Sprache und Geschichte in Afrika: Beihefte; 12)[1], Cologne: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN.
Zhuang[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Tai *piːᴬ (“year”). Cognate with Thai ปี (bpii), Northern Thai ᨸᩦ, Lao ປີ (pī), Lü ᦔᦲ (ṗii), Shan ပီ (pǐi), Tai Nüa ᥙᥤ (pi), Ahom 𑜆𑜣 (pii), Bouyei bil.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /pi˨˦/
- Tone numbers: bi1
- Hyphenation: bi
Noun[edit]
bi (old orthography bi, Sawndip forms 𭯌, 𭽨, 𭙂)
Synonyms[edit]
Zulu[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Nguni *-bí, from Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́ɪ̀.
Adjective[edit]
-bí
Inflection[edit]
Adjective concord, tone class H | ||
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Modifier | Copulative | |
1st singular | engimubi | ngimubi |
2nd singular | omubi | umubi |
1st plural | esibabi | sibabi |
2nd plural | enibabi | nibabi |
Class 1 | omubi | mubi |
Class 2 | ababi | babi |
Class 3 | omubi | mubi |
Class 4 | emibi | mibi |
Class 5 | elibi | libi |
Class 6 | amabi | mabi |
Class 7 | esibi | sibi |
Class 8 | ezimbi | zimbi |
Class 9 | embi | imbi |
Class 10 | ezimbi | zimbi |
Class 11 | olubi | lubi |
Class 14 | obubi | bubi |
Class 15 | okubi | kubi |
Class 17 | okubi | kubi |
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