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See also: Bees, béés, and bées

English

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbiːz/
  • Rhymes: -iːz

Noun

bees

  1. plural of bee

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch beest, from Middle Dutch beeste, from Old French beste, from Latin bēstia.

Pronunciation

Noun

bees (plural beeste)

  1. cow, ox (bovine, esp. of a domesticated species)
  2. brute

Derived terms

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French baise.

Noun

bees f (plural bezen, diminutive bezeke n)

  1. (Brabant) kiss
    Allé sjoeke, geeft me na is een bezeke, ie oep m'n kaak!
    Oh darling, just give me a lil' kiss already, here on my jaw!

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch bese (berry). Variant of bes.

Noun

bees f (plural bezen, diminutive bezeke n)

  1. (Brabant) candy
    'nen Iejlen hoop beze gekocht gistre veur mene neef, veur de PC t'emme gemaokt!
    Bought a whole lot of candy for my cousin yesterday, cause he repaired my PC!
  2. berry

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Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbeːs/, [ˈbe̞ːs̠]
  • Rhymes: -eːs
  • Syllabification(key): bees
  • Hyphenation(key): bees

Noun

bees

  1. alternative form of beesi

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...
More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...

Derived terms

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Latin

Pronunciation

Verb

beēs

  1. second-person singular present active subjunctive of beō

Middle English

Noun

bees

  1. plural of bee

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German böse.

Pronunciation

Adjective

bees

  1. angry
  2. offended
  3. mean

Plautdietsch

Adjective

bees

  1. evil, wicked

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