bidan

Gothic

Romanization

bidan

1. Romanization of 𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌽

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay bidan, from Sanskrit विद्वान (vidvāna).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi.dan/

Noun

bidan (first-person possessive bidanku, second-person possessive bidanmu, third-person possessive bidannya)

1. midwife

Derived terms

• berbidan
• kebidanan
• membidani

 

Further reading

• “bidan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bidan/

Noun

bidan (Jawi spelling بيدن, plural bidan-bidan, informal 1st possessive bidanku, 2nd possessive bidanmu, 3rd possessive bidannya)

1. Midwife (person who assists women in childbirth)

Synonyms

• dukun beranak
• pengulin

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Old Dutch

Etymology

(deprecated template usage)

From Proto-Germanic *bīdaną.

Verb

bīdan

1. to wait
2. to remain, stay

Inflection

Conjugation of bīdan (strong class 1)

infinitive	bīdan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	bīdu	beid
2nd person singular	bīdis, bīdist	bidi
3rd person singular	bīdit	beid
1st person plural	bīdon	bidun
2nd person plural	bīdet	bidut
3rd person plural	bīdunt	bidun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	bīde	bidi
2nd person singular	bīdes, bīdest	bidis, bidist
3rd person singular	bīde	bidi
1st person plural	bīden	bidin
2nd person plural	bīdet	bidit
3rd person plural	bīdent	bidint
imperative	present
singular	bīd
plural	bīdet
participle	present	past
	bīdandi	bid

Derived terms

• antbīdan

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: biden
  • Dutch: beiden (obsolete)

Further reading

• “bīdan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

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Old English

Etymology

(deprecated template usage)

From Proto-Germanic *bīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- (“to command, to persuade, to trust”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbiː.dɑn/

Verb

bīdan

1. to wait, to wait for

   He geþyldum bad. ― He waited patiently.

2. to stay, to remain

   Mere stille bad. ― The sea remained calm.

Conjugation

Conjugation of bīdan (strong class 1)

infinitive	bīdan	bīdenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	bīde	bād
second person singular	bītst	bide
third person singular	bītt, bīt	bād
plural	bīdaþ	bidon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	bīde	bide
plural	bīden	biden
imperative
singular	bīd
plural	bīdaþ
participle	present	past
	bīdende	(ġe)biden

Derived terms

• ābīdan
• ġebīdan
• oferbīdan

Related terms

• bǣdan

Descendants

• Middle English: biden
  • Scots: byde, bide
  • English: bide

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Old Saxon

Etymology

(deprecated template usage)

From Proto-Germanic *bīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- (“to command, to persuade, to trust”).

Verb

bīdan

1. to wait for
2. to remain, to stay

Conjugation

Conjugation of bīdan (strong class 1)

infinitive	bīdan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	bīdu	bēd
2nd person singular	bīdis	bidi
3rd person singular	bīdid	bēd
plural	bīdad	bidun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	bīde	bidi
2nd person singular	bīdes	bidis
3rd person singular	bīde	bidi
plural	bīden	bidin
imperative	present
singular	bīd
plural	bīdad
participle	present	past
	bīdandi	gibidan, bidan

Descendants

• Middle Low German: bîden
  • Low German: bieden