bie

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See also: bié, biè, biē, biě, -bie, and bi'e

Albanian

Etymology 1

From dialectal bjej, from Proto-Albanian *bera, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- (to strike) (compare Old English berian, Latin ferīre).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Verb

bie (aorist rashë, participle rënë)

  1. I fall (off)
  2. I tumble, flop
  3. I beat, punch
  4. I strike, punch
    Po bie në gjumë.
    I'm going to fall asleep.
Conjugation

Etymology 2

From *bier, from Proto-Albanian *berja, from *bʰér-io-, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (cf. English bear).

Pronunciation

Verb

  1. I bring
  2. I deliver
Conjugation

Synonyms

Derived terms
See also

Daasanach

Noun

bie

  1. water

Further reading

  • Mauro Tosco, The Dhaasanac Language: Grammar, Text, Vocabulary of a Cushitic Language of Ethiopia

Danish

Etymology

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(deprecated template usage) From Old Norse bíða, from Proto-Germanic *bīdaną (to wait, await).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /biːə/, [ˈb̥iːə]

Verb

bie (imperative bi, infinitive at bie, present tense bier, past tense biede, perfect tense har biet)

  1. (dated) stay, wait

Limburgish

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch bi, from Old Dutch bi, from Proto-Germanic *bi, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi.

Pronunciation

Preposition

bie

  1. at (+dative)

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch bië, from Old Dutch *bīa, from Proto-Germanic *bijō.

Pronunciation

Noun

bie f

  1. bee
Inflection
Inflection
Root singular Root plural Diminutive singular Diminutive plural
Nominative bie bieje bieke biekes
Genitive bie bieje biekes biekes
Locative biejes biejeser biejeske biejeskes
Dative* - - - -
Accusative* bie - - -
  • The dative and accusative are obsolete nowadays, the nominative is used instead.

Mandarin

Romanization

bie

  1. Nonstandard spelling of biē.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of bié.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of biě.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of biè.

Usage notes

  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *bīa, from Proto-Germanic *bijō.

Noun

bië f

  1. bee

Inflection

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Descendants

  • Dutch: bij
    • Jersey Dutch: bai
    • Negerhollands: bi, bie
    • Petjo: bij
    • Skepi Creole Dutch: bi
  • Limburgish: bie

Further reading

  • bie”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “bie”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

From Old Norse , from Proto-Germanic *bijō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰī-.

Noun

bie f or m (definite singular bia or bien, indefinite plural bier, definite plural biene)

  1. a bee
Derived terms

Etymology 2

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(deprecated template usage) From Old Norse bíða

Verb

bie (present tense bier, past tense bia or biet, past participle bia or biet) or
bie (present tense bier, simple past bidde, past participle bidd)

  1. (archaic) to wait

References


Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

From Old Norse .

Noun

bie f (definite singular bia, indefinite plural bier, definite plural biene)

  1. a bee (insect)

Derived terms

References


Old Irish

Etymology 1

Verb

bie

  1. second-person singular future absolute of at·tá

Etymology 2

Verb

bie

  1. third-person singular preterite relative of benaid

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Noun

bié

  1. life