bies

See also: biés, Bies, and Bieś

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch biese.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bis/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: bies
• Rhymes: -is

Noun

bies f (plural biezen, diminutive biesje n)

1. rush, sedge (marsh plant) of the genus Schoenoplectus
2. piping (on a seam)

Derived terms

• biesachtig
• biesband
• biesbos
• bieskorf
• bieslint
• bieslook
• biezen

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Maltese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɪːs/

Etymology 1

From Arabic بَاسَ (bāsa), from Persian بوسیدن (busidan).

Verb

bies (imperfect jbus)

1. kiss

Related terms

• bewsa

Etymology 2

From Arabic بَاز (bāz).

Noun

1. peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus)

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Old Irish

Verb

bies

1. Alternative form of bias

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Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *běsъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bjɛs/

Noun

1. (dated) devil, demon

Declension

Declension of bies

	singular	plural
nominative	bies	biesy
genitive	biesa	biesów
dative	biesowi	biesom
accusative	biesa	biesy
instrumental	biesem	biesami
locative	biesie	biesach
vocative	biesie	biesy

Synonyms

• czart, czort, diabeł, licho

Further reading

• bies in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• Template:R:PWN

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Serbo-Croatian

Noun

bies n (Cyrillic spelling биес)

1. Obsolete spelling of bijes.

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbjes/ [ˈbjes]

Etymology

From French biais.

Noun

bies m (plural bieses)

1. (textiles) bias

Derived terms

• al bies

Further reading

• Template:R:DRAE 2001