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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the BIRO brand of pens made by the BIC corporation, which were named after László Bíró, the inventor of the pen.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
biro (plural biros)
- A BIRO brand ballpoint pen.
- 1993, Iain Banks, Complicity, 2008, unnumbered page,
- Frank's Biro taps delicately at the topmost of the little yellow notes.
- 1993, Iain Banks, Complicity, 2008, unnumbered page,
- (by extension, UK, Australia, New Zealand) Any ballpoint pen.
- 2007, Karen Foxlee, The Anatomy of Wings, page 250,
- Massimo's finger was poised above red on his multi-coloured biro like a kangaroo frozen in headlights.
- 2007, Karen Foxlee, The Anatomy of Wings, page 250,
- (by extension) Ink from a ballpoint pen.
- 2011, Shannon Lush, Jennifer Fleming, Completely Spotless, unnumbered page,
- ‘My very creative 2-year-old son used my good friend′s white polyester Roman blinds as a canvas,’ says Jacqui. They′re now covered in blue biro. And although my friend isn′t too bothered by the biro, I am! Can you help?′
- 2011, Shannon Lush, Jennifer Fleming, Completely Spotless, unnumbered page,
Translations[edit]
ballpoint pen — see ballpoint pen
Further reading[edit]
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Esperanto[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
biro (accusative singular biron, plural biroj, accusative plural birojn)
- (directional) bearing
Ido[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English beer, French bière, German Bier, Italian birra.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
biro (plural biri)
- beer
- Un glaso di biro, danko. ― One glass of beer, thanks.
Derived terms[edit]
- birifar (“to brew, produce beer”)
- biriferio (“brewery”)
- birobarelo (“beer barrel”)
- biroglaso (“beer glass”)
Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Dutch bureau (“bureau”), from French bureau, from Middle French burel, from Old French burel.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
biro
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “biro” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Italian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
biro f (invariable)
- ballpoint pen, biro
- Synonym: penna a sfera
Anagrams[edit]
Ngazidja Comorian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
biro 5 (plural mabiro 6)
- office (building or room)
Northern Sami[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
biro
Inflection[edit]
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Nominative | biro | |||||||||||||||||||||
Genitive | biro | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Nominative | biro | birot | ||||||||||||||||||||
Accusative | biro | biruid | ||||||||||||||||||||
Genitive | biro | biruid | ||||||||||||||||||||
Illative | birui | biruide | ||||||||||||||||||||
Locative | biros | biruin | ||||||||||||||||||||
Comitative | biruin | biruiguin | ||||||||||||||||||||
Essive | biron | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Further reading[edit]
- Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002-2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
Serbo-Croatian[edit]
Noun[edit]
bìrō n (Cyrillic spelling бѝро̄)
- office
- Synonyms: kancelàrija, úred
Tagalog[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
birò
Derived terms[edit]
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Yagara[edit]
Noun[edit]
biro
- sir (term of address)
References[edit]
- Eipper, Christopher, STATEMENT OF THE ORIGIN, CONDITION, AND PROSPECTS, OF THE GERMAN MISSION TO THE ABORIGINES AT MORETON BAY, CONDUCTED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN NEW SOUTH WALES, 1841.
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