biet

See also: biết and biệt

Danish

Verb

biet

1. past participle of bie

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Dutch

Alternative forms

• beet

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bete, from Latin bēta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bit/

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• Hyphenation: biet
• Rhymes: -it
• Homophone: bied

Noun

biet f (plural bieten, diminutive bietje n)

1. beet, plant or tuber of the genus Beta, esp. Beta vulgaris

Derived terms

• bietensap
• rode biet
• snijbiet
• suikerbiet
• voederbiet

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Luxembourgish

Verb

biet

1. inflection of bieden:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person plural present indicative
   3. second-person singular/plural imperative

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Romanian

Etymology

Uncertain. Most probably from Latin vetus, taking the meaning of "poor old" (cf. also bătrân (“old”)). Another possible origin is from the Slavic bĕdinŭ. Compare Italian vieto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bjet/

Adjective

biet m or n (feminine singular biată, masculine plural bieți, feminine and neuter plural biete)

1. poor, unhappy, sad

   Bietul băiat! ― Poor boy!

Usage notes

Unlike most adjectives, biet can only be used before the noun it modifies.

Declension

Declension of biet

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	biet		biată	bieți	biete
	definite	bietul		biata	bieții	bietele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	biet		biete	bieți	biete
	definite	bietului		bietei	bieților	bietelor

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Swedish

Noun

biet

1. (deprecated template usage) definite singular of bi

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Volapük

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biˈet/

Noun

biet (nominative plural biets)

1. bitterness

Declension

declension of biet

	singular	plural
nominative	biet	biets
genitive	bieta	bietas
dative	biete	bietes
accusative	bieti	bietis
vocative 1	o biet!	o biets!
predicative 2	bietu	bietus

• ¹ status as a case is disputed
• ² in later, non-classical Volapük only

See also

• bied