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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 , 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
    Declension
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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 , 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