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See also: BIE, bié, biè, biē, biě, and -bie

Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Bepour with i as a placeholder.

Symbol

bie

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

See also

Albanian

Etymology 1

From dialectal bjej, bjer, from Proto-Albanian *bera, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- (“to strike”) (compare Old English berian, Latin ferīre).

Pronunciation

Verb

bie (aorist rashë, participle rënë)

  1. to fall (off)
    Po bie në gjumë.
    I'm going to fall asleep.
  2. to tumble, flop
  3. to beat, punch
  4. to strike, punch
Conjugation
Standard Albanian conjugation of bie (active voice)

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Etymology 2

From *bier, from Proto-Albanian *berja, from *bʰér-io-, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (cf. English bear).

Pronunciation

Verb

bie (aorist prura, participle prurë)

  1. to bring
    Synonym: sjell
  2. to deliver
Conjugation
Standard Albanian conjugation of bie (active voice)

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See also

Further reading

  • “bie”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎, 1980
  • Newmark, Leonard (1999), “bie”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎
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Daasanach

Etymology

Compare Arbore biče and El Molo pice.

Noun

bie m (plural bietu or biesam)

  1. water

Further reading

  • Mauro. T. The Dhaasanac Language: Grammar, Text, Vocabulary of a Cushitic Language of Ethiopia, page 487

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse bíða, from Proto-Germanic *bīdaną (“to wait, await”), cognate with Swedish bida, English bide, abide, German beiten (dialectal). The verb goes back to Proto-Indo-European *bʰéydʰeti, which is also the source of Latin fīdō (“to trust”), Ancient Greek πείθω (peíthō, “to persuade”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /biːə/, [ˈb̥iːi]

Verb

bie (past tense biede, past participle biet)

  1. (archaic) to stay, wait

Conjugation

More information active, passive ...

Derived terms

References

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East Central German

Etymology

From Middle High German bin, from Old High German bim (“am”). Compare German bin, Alemannic German bi, English be.

Verb

bie

  1. first-person singular present of sei
  2. (Erzgebirgisch) to be

References

  • Hendrik Heidler (11 June 2020), Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch‎ (in German), 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 22
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Kapampangan

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbje/ [ˈbjɛː]
  • Hyphenation: bie

Etymology 1

From earlier biyai, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bihaʀ. Compare Sambali biyay, Tagalog buhay, Ilocano biag.

Noun

bié

  1. life
    Antonym: mate
Alternative forms
Derived terms
  • biayan
  • bibie
  • binie
  • kabiayan
  • mabie
  • mangubie
  • mie
  • mimie

Etymology 2

From earlier biai, from abiai, metathesis from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀay, from Proto-Austronesian *bəʀay. Compare Tagalog bigay, Cebuano bugay, Maranao begi, and Malay beri.

Verb

bié

  1. to give
Derived terms
  • binie
  • ibie
  • mamie
  • mapamie
  • pabie
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Limburgish

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch bi, from Old Dutch bi, from Proto-Germanic *bi, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [biː˨]
  • Hyphenation: bie
  • Rhymes: -iː

Preposition

bie (+ dative)

  1. (locative) by, at
  2. (with a person, family, shop) at
    Ich bin bie g'm Jeanette. ― I'm at Jeanette's place.
  3. (with an organization or company) for; at; in
    Die wirke bie einem bekker. ― They work for a bakery.
  4. (with a reflexive pronoun) with; on
    V'r hant 't nit bei ós. ― We don't have it with us.
  5. (with an event considered certain) upon, at the time of
  6. (with an event considered theoretical) in case of, in the event of
    Bien oonval. ― In the case of an accident.
  7. (with a continuing activity or condition) during; while; during the existence of
  8. (with an item that implies an activity) over; during
  9. (takes the accusative) with, to, towards

Etymology 2

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

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [biː˦]
  • Hyphenation: bie
  • Rhymes: -iː

Noun

bie f

  1. bee
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Lutuv

Etymology 1

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ɓia

Noun

bie

  1. word

Etymology 2

Possibly related to Proto-Kuki-Chin *ɓaa

Noun

bie

  1. yam

Mandarin

Romanization

bie

  1. nonstandard spelling of biē
  2. nonstandard spelling of bié
  3. nonstandard spelling of biě
  4. nonstandard spelling of biè

Usage notes

  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *bīa

Noun

bië f

  1. bee

Inflection

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Descendants

  • Dutch: bij, (obsolete) by
    • Jersey Dutch: bai
    • Negerhollands: bi, bie
    • Petjo: bij
    • Skepi Creole Dutch: bi
  • Limburgish: bie

Further reading

  • “bie”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “bie”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

From Old Norse bý, from Proto-Germanic *bijō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰī-.

Noun

bie f or m (definite singular bia or bien, indefinite plural bier, definite plural biene)

  1. a bee
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse bíða.

Verb

bie (present tense bier, past tense bia or biet, past participle bia or biet) or
bie (present tense bier, past tense bidde, past participle bidd)

  1. (archaic) to wait

References

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

From Old Norse bý n, from Proto-Germanic *bijǭ f.

Noun

bie f (definite singular bia, indefinite plural bier, definite plural biene)

  1. a bee (insect)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse biða.

Verb

bie (present tense biar or bier, past tense bia or bidde, past participle bia or bidd, present participle biande, imperative bi)

  1. to wait
    Synonym: vente

Noun

bie f (definite singular bia, indefinite plural bier, definite plural biene)

  1. a wait
    Synonym: venting

References

Old Irish

Verb

bie

  1. second-person singular future absolute of at·tá
  2. third-person singular preterite relative of benaid

Mutation

More information radical, lenition ...

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Yola

Preposition

bie

  1. alternative form of bee (“by”)
    • 1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 114, lines 16-18:
      y'ast, bie ractzom o'honde, ee-delt t'ouz ye laas ee-mate var ercha vassale, ne'er dwythen na dicke waie nar dicka.
      you have with impartial hand ministered the laws made for every subject, without regard to this party or that.
    • 1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 114, lines 23-24:
      proo'th, y'at wee alane needeth ye giftes o'generale rights, az be displayte bie ee factes o'thie goveremente.
      proves that we alone stood in need of the enjoyment of common privileges, as is demonstrated by the results of your government.

References

  • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 114

Zyphe

Noun

bie

  1. word

References

  • Samson Alexander Lotven (2021) The Sound Systems of Zophei Dialects and Other Maraic Languages (Dissertation)‎

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