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bij

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Translingual

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bij

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Kwanka.

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Albanian

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Albanian *būnja, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (“to grow”) (compare Ancient Greek φύω (phúō), Old Armenian բուսանիմ (busanim, “to plant, germinate”), Sanskrit भुवन (bhúvana, “existence”).

Verb

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bij (aorist biva, participle birë)

  1. to sprout, grow out
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Etymology 2

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See bir and bijë.

Noun

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bij

  1. indefinite nominative/accusative plural of bir (“son”)

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Verb

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bij

  1. second-person singular imperative of bít

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bɛi̯/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: bij
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯

Etymology 1

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    From Middle Dutch bi, from Old Dutch bī, from Proto-West Germanic *bī, from Proto-Germanic *bi.

    Preposition

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    bij

    1. at, with
      Bij ons is het altijd feest. ― With us it's always a party.
    2. by, close to
      Ik woon in een hutje bij de zee. ― I live in a little hut by the sea.
    3. to, towards
      Kom bij mij! ― Come to me!
    4. (obsolete) by, through, by means of, through the action or presence of
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    • (obsolete) by
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    Descendants
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    • Jersey Dutch: bai
    • Negerhollands: bi, bie
    • Petjo: bij
    • Skepi Creole Dutch: bi

    Adverb

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    bij

    1. alongside, with
    2. in order to adjust or improve
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    • (obsolete) by
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    Adjective

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    bij (used only predicatively, not comparable)

    1. caught up, not lagging behind
      Eerst leek hij te langzaam, maar nu is hij weer bij. ― First he seemed too slow, but now he has caught up again.
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    Etymology 2

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

      Noun

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      bij f (plural bijen, diminutive bijtje n)

      1. bee, insect of the clade Anthophila
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      • Afrikaans: by
      • Jersey Dutch: bāi

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      Verb

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      bij

      1. second-person singular imperative of biś

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      bij

      1. second-person singular imperative of bić

      West Frisian

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      Etymology

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      From Old Frisian bē, from Proto-West Germanic *bijā.

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      Noun

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      bij c (plural bijen, diminutive bijke)

      1. bee

      Further reading

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      • “bij”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011