bifa

See also: BIFA

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse bifa, from Proto-Germanic *bibāną (“to quake, shiver”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɪːva]

  Rhymes: -ɪːva

Verb

bifa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative bifaði, supine bifað)

1. to budge

Conjugation

bifa – active voice (germynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að bifa
supine sagnbót		bifað
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		bifandi
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	bifa	bifaði		bifi	bifaði
	þú	bifar	bifaðir		bifir	bifaðir
	hann, hún, það	bifar	bifaði		bifi	bifaði
plural	við	bifum	bifuðum		bifum	bifuðum
	þið	bifið	bifuðuð		bifið	bifuðuð
	þeir, þær, þau	bifa	bifuðu		bifi	bifuðu
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	bifa (þú), bifaðu
plural	þið	bifið (þið), bifiði1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

bifast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að bifast
supine sagnbót		bifast
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		bifandist (rare; see appendix)
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	bifast	bifaðist		bifist	bifaðist
	þú	bifast	bifaðist		bifist	bifaðist
	hann, hún, það	bifast	bifaðist		bifist	bifaðist
plural	við	bifumst	bifuðumst		bifumst	bifuðumst
	þið	bifist	bifuðust		bifist	bifuðust
	þeir, þær, þau	bifast	bifuðust		bifist	bifuðust
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	bifast (þú), bifastu
plural	þið	bifist (þið), bifisti1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

bifaður — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	bifaður	bifuð	bifað	bifaðir	bifaðar	bifuð
accusative (þolfall)	bifaðan	bifaða	bifað	bifaða	bifaðar	bifuð
dative (þágufall)	bifuðum	bifaðri	bifuðu	bifuðum	bifuðum	bifuðum
genitive (eignarfall)	bifaðs	bifaðrar	bifaðs	bifaðra	bifaðra	bifaðra
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	bifaði	bifaða	bifaða	bifuðu	bifuðu	bifuðu
accusative (þolfall)	bifaða	bifuðu	bifaða	bifuðu	bifuðu	bifuðu
dative (þágufall)	bifaða	bifuðu	bifaða	bifuðu	bifuðu	bifuðu
genitive (eignarfall)	bifaða	bifuðu	bifaða	bifuðu	bifuðu	bifuðu

Related terms

• bifur

Oromo

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɪfɐ/

• Syllables - bi-fa, Count - 2

  • Audio:

    (file)

Noun

bifa

1. colour

   Synonym: halluu

Declension

Declension of bifa

Core cases
Absolutive singular	bifa
Nominative singular	bifti
Nominative + focus	bifatu
Accusative singular	bifa
Genitive singular	bifaa
Genitive + focus	bifaatu
Instrumental (simple)	bifaan
Instrumental (extended)	bifaatiin
Dative singular	bifaaf
Dative (extended)	bifaatiif
Allative	bifatti
Genitive-allative	bifaatti
Vocative	yaa bifaa
Relational / locative cases
Superessive	bifarra
Superessive-locative	bifarratti
Superessive-ablative	bifarraa
Inessive	bifa keessa
Inessive-locative	bifa keessatti
Elative	bifa keessaa
Subessive	bifa jala
Subessive-locative	bifa jalatti
Sublative-ablative	bifa jalaa
Adessive	bifa bira
Adessive-locative	bifa biratti
Adessive-ablative	bifa biraa
Genitive-based relational locative cases
Superessive	bifaarra
Superessive-locative	bifaarratti
Superessive-ablative	bifaarraa
Inessive	bifaa keessa
Inessive-locative	bifaa keessatti
Elative	bifaa keessaa
Subessive	bifaa jala
Subessive-locative	bifaa jalatti
Sublative-ablative	bifaa jalaa
Adessive	bifaa bira
Adessive-locative	bifaa biratti
Adessive-ablative	bifaa biraa
Definite and Indefinite form + gender
Indefinite	bifa
Definite male singular	bificha
Nominative definite male singular	bifichi
Genitive definite male singular	bifichaa
Definite female singular/genitive	bifittii
Proximal (nominative) (this) male	bifti kun
Proximal (nominative) (this) female	bifti tun
Proximal (nominative + focus) male	bifa kanatu
Proximal (nominative + focus) female	bifa tanatu
Proximal (accusative) male	bifa kana
Proximal (accusative) female	bifa tana
Distal (nominative) both genders	bifti sun
Distal (nominative + focus)	bifa sanatu
Distal (accusative)	bifa sana/san
Distal (genitive)	bifa sanaa
Unknown (nominative)	bifti tokko
Unknown (nominative + focus)	bifa tokkotu
Unknown (accusative)	bifa tokko
Unknown (genitive)	bifa tokkoo

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French biffer.

Verb

a bifa (third-person singular present bifează, past participle bifat) 1st conjugation

1. to put a checkmark

Conjugation

    conjugation of bifa (first conjugation, -ez- infix)

infinitive			a bifa
gerund			bifând
past participle			bifat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	bifez	bifezi	bifează	bifăm	bifați	bifează
	imperfect	bifam	bifai	bifa	bifam	bifați	bifau
	simple perfect	bifai	bifași	bifă	bifarăm	bifarăți	bifară
	pluperfect	bifasem	bifaseși	bifase	bifaserăm	bifaserăți	bifaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să bifez	să bifezi	să bifeze	să bifăm	să bifați	să bifeze
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		bifează			bifați
	negative		nu bifa			nu bifați