bys

See also: byś and Byś

English

Noun

bys

1. plural of by

Anagrams

• SBY

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Cornish

Alternative forms

• bes

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *bɨd, from Proto-Celtic *bitus.

Pronunciation

• (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA^(key): [bɪːz]

Noun

bys m (plural bysow)

1. (Revived Middle Cornish) world

Mutation

  Mutation of bys  

Cornish consonant mutation
unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
bys	vys	unchanged	pys	fys	vys

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɪs/

Verb

bys

1. second-person singular conditional of být; would

   Chtěl bys jít s námi? ― Would you like to come with us?

Related terms

• by
• bych
• bychom
• byste

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Danish

Noun

bys c

1. indefinite genitive singular of by

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Swedish

Noun

bys

1. indefinite genitive singular of by.

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Vilamovian

Pronunciation

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Conjunction

bys

1. until

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Welsh

bys

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *bistis (finger).

Pronunciation

• (Northern) IPA^(key): /bɨːs/
• (Southern) IPA^(key): /biːs/

Noun

bys m (plural bysedd)

1. finger (extremity of the hand)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
bys	fys	mys	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Yola

Noun

bys

1. plural of bye
   • 1927, “ZONG O DHREE YOLA MYTHENS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, line 14:

     Aal a bys.

     All the boys.

References

• Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 131