bi
Translingual
Symbol
bi
- (international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Bislama.
English
Etymology 1
Clipping of bisexual and biceps.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baɪ/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -aɪ
- Homophones: bye, buy, by
Adjective
bi (not comparable)
- (LGBT, slang) Bisexual.[1]
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bisexual
- Coordinate terms: pan, mono
- I'm straight, but my oldest sister is bi.
- (LGBT, slang, uncommon) Bigender.
Translations
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Noun
bi (plural bis)
- (LGBT, slang) A bisexual person.[1]
- 1991 October 10, Ken Jones, “Re: Bisexual privilege? (Was Re: Tom Robinson Concert”, in soc.motss, Usenet:
- For some reason, I'm feeling _very_ sensitive to bi-discrimination tonight. I'm really not trying to mock the points being made here, it's just that many of the same arguments can be turned around and used to describe the discrimination that bis face.
- Synonyms: bisexual; see also Thesaurus:bisexual person
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- (bodybuilding, colloquial, uncommon) A biceps muscle.
- You cannot train your back without regard to your tris and bis.
Translations
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Derived terms
- forced bi
See also
- bi-
Etymology 2
Mandarin 璧 (bì)
Alternative forms
- (from Wade-Giles) pi
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) enPR: bē, IPA(key): /biː/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -iː
- Homophones: b, be, Bea, bee
Noun
bi (plural bi)
- A type of jade disk produced in ancient China.
See also
Bi (jade) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
- A. F. Niemoeller, "A Glossary of Homosexual Slang," Fact 2, no. 1 (Jan-Feb 1965): 25
Anagrams
- IB, ib.
Aiwoo
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *biti.
Verb
bi
- to bake
References
- Lackey, W.J.. & Boerger, B.H. (2021), “Reexamining the Phonological History of Oceanic's Temotu subgroup”, in Oceanic Linguistics.
Albanian
Etymology
A short form of bijë,from archaic bilë ("daughter, girl").
Interjection
bi
- A friendly exclamation to a person (female).
- Fol bi, Dritë!
- Speak, therefore, Dritë!
- An exclamation of surprise (to a female person).
- Bi! Po ç'është kjo?
- Girl! What is this?
- Po ç'është kjo, bi?
- What is this, girl?
Related terms
- bre
- brez
- pra
Bambara
Noun
bi
- today
See also
- kunùn
- sini
Basque
20 | ||
← 1 | 2 | 3 → |
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Cardinal: bi Ordinal: bigarren Multiplier: bikoitz Fractional: erdi |
Alternative forms
- biga, bida (Upper Navarrese, Navarro-Lapurdian)
Etymology
Probably from Proto-Basque *biga (“two”), given the fact that dialectal forms like biga and bida (with *-g- > -d-) are phonetically more conservative.[1][2] Often compared with Iberian bi (“two”).[3]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bi/, [bi]
Audio (file)
Numeral
bi
- two
Usage notes
This number can appear after the noun, especially in Biscay; but, just like all other numerals apart from bat, it is much more commonly placed before the noun.
Declension
Declension of bi (numeral, ending in vowel) | ||||
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indefinite | singular | plural | ||
absolutive | bi | bia | biak | |
ergative | bik | biak | biek | |
dative | biri | biari | biei | |
genitive | biren | biaren | bien | |
comitative | birekin | biarekin | biekin | |
causative | birengatik | biarengatik | biengatik | |
benefactive | birentzat | biarentzat | bientzat | |
instrumental | biz | biaz | biez | |
inessive | anim. | birengan | biarengan | biengan |
inanim. | bitan | bian | bietan | |
locative | anim. | — | — | — |
inanim. | bitako | biko | bietako | |
allative | anim. | birengana | biarengana | biengana |
inanim. | bitara | bira | bietara | |
terminative | anim. | birenganaino | biarenganaino | bienganaino |
inanim. | bitaraino | biraino | bietaraino | |
directive | anim. | birenganantz | biarenganantz | bienganantz |
inanim. | bitarantz | birantz | bietarantz | |
destinative | anim. | birenganako | biarenganako | bienganako |
inanim. | bitarako | birako | bietarako | |
ablative | anim. | birengandik | biarengandik | biengandik |
inanim. | bitatik | bitik | bietatik | |
partitive | birik | — | — | |
prolative | bitzat | — | — |
References
- “bi” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
- Mitxelena, Koldo L. (1961) Fonética histórica vasca [Basque Historical Phonetics] (Obras completas de Luis Michelena; 1) (in Spanish), Diputación Foral de Guipuzkoa, published 1990, →ISBN, page 413
- Orduña A., Eduardo (2011), “Los numerales ibéricos y el protovasco [Iberian numerals and Proto-Basque]”, in Veleia (in Spanish), volume 28, pages 125–139
Further reading
- “bi” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
- "bi" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- Azkue, Resurrección María de (1905–1906), “bi”, in Diccionario vasco-español-francés = Dictionnaire basque-espagnol-français [Basque-Spanish-French Dictionary] (in Spanish and French), volume 1, Bilbao, page 162
Bislama
Etymology
From English bee.
Noun
bi
- bee
Borôro
Verb
bi
- to die
Bura
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bì]
Noun
bì
- bin for grain storage
References
- 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈb̥iˀ]
- Rhymes: -iː
Etymology 1
From Old Norse bý, from Proto-Germanic *bijō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰey-. Cognate with English bee.
Noun
bi c (singular definite bien, plural indefinite bier)
- bee
Inflection
common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | bi | bien | bier | bierne |
genitive | bis | biens | biers | biernes |
See also
- hveps c
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Middle Low German bī, from Proto-Germanic *bi (“near, around”). Related to English by and German bei.
Adverb
bi
- by
Usage notes
- Only in certain fixed phrases that are borrowed from German, like stå bi (German beistehen).
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
bi
- imperative of bie
Dongxiang
Etymology
From Proto-Mongolic *bi (“I”), compare Mongolian би (bi).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pi/
Pronoun
bi (Xiaojing spelling بی)
- I (first-person singular personal pronoun)
Drung
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-bəj-n/k.
Verb
bi
- to give
References
- Ross Perlin (2019) A Grammar of Trung, Santa Barbara: University of California
Dutch
Etymology
Clipping of biseksueel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bi/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: bi
- Rhymes: -i
Adjective
bi (invariable, comparative meer bi, superlative meest bi)
- (colloquial) bisexual
Finnish
Etymology
From English bi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbi/, [ˈbi]
- IPA(key): /ˈbiː/, [ˈbiː]
- Rhymes: -i
- Syllabification(key): bi
Noun
bi
- (colloquial) bi (bisexual)
Declension
Declension of bi (type maa)
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French
Etymology
From bissexuel, or possibly directly from English bi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bi/
Audio (file) Audio (CAN) (file)
Noun
bi m or f by sense (plural bis)
- bi, bisexual person
Adjective
bi (invariable)
- bi, bisexual
Further reading
- “bi”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
German
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [biː]
Audio (file)
Adjective
bi (strong nominative masculine singular bier, not comparable)
- (informal) bi
Gothic
Romanization
bi
- Romanization of 𐌱𐌹
Guerrero Amuzgo
Adjective
bi
- green
Isthmus Zapotec
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbì]
Noun
bi
- wind
Italian
Alternative forms
- be (obsolete, regional)
Etymology
From Latin bē (the name of the letter B).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbi/
- Rhymes: -i
- Hyphenation: bì
Noun
bi f (invariable)
- The name of the Latin-script letter B.; bee
See also
- (Latin-script letter names) lettera; a, bi, ci, di, e, effe, gi, acca, i, gei / i lunga, cappa, elle, emme, enne, o, pi, cu, erre, esse, ti, u, vu / vi, doppia vu, ics, ipsilon / i greca, zeta
Japanese
Romanization
bi
- Rōmaji transcription of び
- Rōmaji transcription of ビ
Kalasha
Etymology
From Sanskrit बीज (bīja), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bíHȷ́am. Cognate with Konkani बी (bī) and Parachi bīz (“seed-corn”).
Noun
bi
- a seed
- semen
- moth larva
Related terms
- bíyak
Kangjia
Etymology
From Proto-Mongolic *bi, compare Mongolian би (bi), Dongxiang bi.
Pronoun
bi
- I
Kaure
Noun
bi
- water
References
- C. L. Voorhoeve, 1975. Languages of Irian Jaya Checklist, Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, p.108
- Bill Palmer, editor (2018) The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide, Padua: De Gruyter Mouton, OCLC 1050042990, page 457
Low German
Etymology
From Old Saxon bī, from Proto-Germanic *bi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /biː/
Preposition
bi
- at, with
- Bi us is dat ümmer Feest.
- With us it's always a party.
- Bi us is dat ümmer Feest.
- by
- Wi wahnt in en Huus bi de Meer.
- I live in a house by the lake.
- Wi wahnt in en Huus bi de Meer.
- around, about (often in combination with üm)
- Dat weer üm bi so'n twintig Johr vör.
- It was about twenty years ago.
- Dat weer üm bi so'n twintig Johr vör.
Inflection
preposition | bi |
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postpositional adv. | bi |
+ her (hither) | — |
+ düt (this) | hierbi |
+ dat (that) | dorbi |
+ wat (what) | wobi |
+ wat (something) | enerwegens bi |
+ nix (nothing) | nargens bi |
+ allens (everything) | överall bi |
Adverb
bi
- alongside, with
- in order to adjust or improve
Manchu
Romanization
bi
- Romanization of ᠪᡳ
Mandarin
Romanization
bi
- Nonstandard spelling of bī.
- Nonstandard spelling of bí.
- Nonstandard spelling of bǐ.
- Nonstandard spelling of bì.
Usage notes
- English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch bi, from Proto-West Germanic *bī.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /biː/
Preposition
bi
- by, near, around
- beside, alongside
- at, with
- among
- during
- by (the work of)
- because of
Descendants
- Dutch: bij
- Limburgish: bie
Adverb
bi
- by, near, around
Descendants
- Dutch: bij
- Limburgish: bie
Further reading
- “bi (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “bi (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “bi”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Middle English
Preposition
bi
- Alternative form of by
Mirandese
Verb
bi
- first-person singular preterite indicative of ber: I saw.
- 2011, Ana Afonso, L Princepico Chapter 1:
- Quando you tenie seis anhos, bi ua beça ua eimaige mi guapa nun lhibro subre la floresta birge que se chamaba "Stórias Bibidas".
- 1948 translation by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
- Once when I was six years old I saw a magnificent picture in a book, called True Stories from Nature, about the primeval forest.
- 1948 translation by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
- Quando you tenie seis anhos, bi ua beça ua eimaige mi guapa nun lhibro subre la floresta birge que se chamaba "Stórias Bibidas".
North Frisian
Noun
bi f
- (Mooring) bee
Northern Kurdish
Etymology
From Proto-Iranian *pati-.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪ
Preposition
bi
- by
- with
Nzadi
Pronoun
bǐ
- we (first-person plural pronoun)
See also
singular | plural | |
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1st person | mǐ` | bǐ |
2nd person | yǎ` | byɛ̌n |
3rd person human | ndé | bɔ̌ |
3rd person nonhuman | nɔ̌ | mɔ̌ |
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *bī.
Preposition
bī
- by, near
- at, with
Descendants
- Middle Dutch: bi
- Dutch: bij
- Limburgish: bie
Further reading
- “bī”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Old English
Alternative forms
- be
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *bī (“near, by, around, about”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /biː/
Preposition
bī
- about (concerning)
- by, in various senses:
- near or next to
- not later than
- based on, according to
Descendants
- Middle English: by, be, bi
- English: by
- Scots: by, bye, bi', be, b'
- Yola: bee, bie, be, by
Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *bī, from Proto-Germanic *bi, whence also Old English bi.
Preposition
bī
- by
- at
Descendants
- Alemannic German:
- Alsatian: bii
- German: bei
- Vilamovian: by
- Yiddish: בײַ (bay)
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *bī, whence also Old English bi.
Preposition
bī
- by, near, to
- beside
Descendants
- Low German: bi, by
Phalura
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bi/
Particle
bi (discourse, Perso-Arabic spelling بیۡ)
- also, too
- else, at all
- even
References
- Liljegren, Henrik; Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7), Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbi/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈbi/
- Rhymes: -i
Adjective
bi (invariable)
- bisexual (sexually attracted to persons of either sex)
- Synonym: bissexual
Noun
bi m or f by sense (plural bis)
- bisexual (bisexual person)
- Synonym: bissexual
Sardinian
Etymology
From Latin ibi.
Pronoun
bi (adverbial)
- there (at a place)
- there, thither (to there)
- Synonym: i, nche
Scots
Preposition
bi
- by
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish bí. Cognate with Irish bí and Manx bee.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pi/
- Hyphenation: bi
Verb
bi (past bha, future bidh, verbal noun bhith)
- (copulative) to be
- (intransitive) to exist
Inflection
singular | plural | ||||||||
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first | second | third m/f | first | second | third | ||||
independent | present | tha mi | tha thu | tha e/i | tha sinn | tha sibh | tha iad | ||
past | bha mi | bha thu | bha e/i | bha sinn | bha sibh | bha iad | |||
future | simple | bidh mi | bidh tu | bidh e/i | bidh sinn | bidh sibh | bidh iad | ||
emphatic | bithidh mi | bithidh tu | bithidh e/i | bithidh sinn | bithidh sibh | bithidh iad | |||
conditional | simple | bhithinn | bhiodh tu | bhiodh e/i | bhiodh sinn bhiomaid | bhiodh sibh | bhiodh iad | ||
emphatic | bhitheadh tu | bhitheadh e/i | bhitheadh sinn bhitheamaid | bhitheadh sibh | bhitheadh iad | ||||
negative | present | chan eil mi | chan eil thu | chan eil e/i | chan eil sinn | chan eil sibh | chan eil iad | ||
past | cha robh mi | cha robh thu | cha robh e/i | cha robh sinn | cha robh sibh | cha robh iad | |||
future | cha bhi mi | cha bhi thu | cha bhi e/i | cha bhi sinn | cha bhi sibh | cha bhi iad | |||
conditional | simple | cha bhithinn | cha bhiodh tu | cha bhiodh e/i | cha bhiodh sinn cha bhiomaid | cha bhiodh sibh | cha bhiodh iad | ||
emphatic | cha bhitheadh tu | cha bhitheadh e/i | cha bhitheadh sinn cha bhitheamaid | cha bhitheadh sibh | cha bhitheadh iad | ||||
affirmative interrogative | present | a bheil mi? | a bheil thu? | a bheil e/i? | a bheil sinn? | a bheil sibh? | a bheil iad? | ||
past | an robh mi? | an robh thu? | an robh e/i? | an robh sinn? | an robh sibh? | an robh iad? | |||
future | am bi mi? | am bi thu? | am bi e/i? | am bi sinn? | am bi sibh? | am bi iad? | |||
conditional | simple | am bithinn? | am biodh tu? | am biodh e/i? | am biodh sinn? am biomaid? | am biodh sibh? | am biodh iad? | ||
emphatic | am bitheadh tu? | am bitheadh e/i? | am bitheadh sinn am bitheamaid? | am bitheadh sibh? | am bitheadh iad? | ||||
negative interrogative | present | nach eil mi? | nach eil thu? | nach eil e/i? | nach eil sinn? | nach eil sibh? | nach eil iad? | ||
past | nach robh mi? | nach robh thu? | nach robh e/i? | nach robh sinn? | nach robh sibh? | nach robh iad? | |||
future | nach bi mi? | nach bi thu? | nach bi e/i? | nach bi sinn? | nach bi sibh? | nach bi iad? | |||
conditional | simple | nach bithinn? | nach biodh tu? | nach biodh e/i? | nach biodh sinn? nach biomaid? | nach biodh sibh? | nach biodh iad? | ||
emphatic | nach bitheadh tu? | nach bitheadh e/i? | nach bitheadh sinn? nach bitheamaid? | nach bitheadh sibh? | nach bitheadh iad? | ||||
relative future | simple | (a) bhios mi | (a) bhios tu | (a) bhios e/i | (a) bhios sinn | (a) bhios sibh | (a) bhios iad | ||
emphatic | (a) bhitheas mi | (a) bhitheas tu | (a) bhitheas e/i | (a) bhitheas sinn | (a) bhitheas sibh | (a) bhitheas iad | |||
imperative | simple | bitheam | bi | biodh e/i | biomaid | bithibh | biodh iad | ||
emphatic | bitheadh e/i | bitheamaid | bitheadh iad | ||||||
verbal noun | a bhith |
Impersonal forms can be found at Template:gd-conj-thathar.
singular | plural | ||||||
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first | second | third m/f | first | second | third | ||
independent | present | is mi | is tu | is e/i | is sinn | is sibh | is iad |
past | bu mhi | bu tu | b' e/i | bu sinn | bu sibh | b' iad | |
conditional | |||||||
negative | present | cha mhi | cha tu | chan e/i | cha sinn | cha sibh | chan iad |
past | cha bu mhi | cha bu tu | cha b' e/i | cha bu sinn | cha bu sibh | cha b' iad | |
conditional | |||||||
affirmative interrogative | present | am mi? | an tu? | an e/i? | an sinn? | an sibh? | an iad? |
past | am bu mhi? | am bu tu? | am b' e/i? | am bu sinn? | am bu sibh? | am b' iad? | |
conditional | |||||||
Negative interrogative | present | nach mi? | nach tu? | nach e/i? | nach sinn? | nach sibh? | nach iad? |
past | nach bu mhi? | nach bu tu? | nach b' e/i? | nach bu sinn? | nach bu sibh? | nach b' iad? | |
conditional |
Present | Past | Future | Conditional | |
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Independent | thathar, thatar, thathas | bhathar, bhatar, bhathas | bithear, bitear, bitheas | bhite(adh), bhithist(e)* |
Negative | chan eilear, chan eileas | cha robhas, cha robhar | cha bithear, cha bitear, cha bitheas | cha bhite(adh), cha bhithist(e)* |
Affirmative interrogative | am beilear? am beileas? a bheilear? a bheileas? | an robhas? an robhar? | am bithear? am biteas? | am bite(adh)? am bithist(e)?* |
Negative interrogative | nach eilear? nach eileas? | nach robhas? nach robhar? | nach bithear? nach bitear? nach bitheas? | nach bite(adh)? nach bithist(e)?* |
* Lewis dialect form
Related terms
- beò
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
bi | bhi |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Colin Mark (2003), “bi”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 75
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “bi”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
Serbo-Croatian
Verb
bi
- second-person singular aorist of biti
- On bi tamo jučer. (archaic)
- He was there yesterday.
- third-person singular aorist of biti
- On bi u školi tad. (archaic)
- She was at school then.
- (colloquial, conditional) aorist of biti; would
- Ja bi također išao da mogu. ― I would go as well if I could.
- Je li bi htio ići s nama? ― Would you like to go with us?
- Ivana bi htjela ići s nama. ― Ivana would like to go with us.
- Mi/Oni bi voljeli jednog dana posjetiti Japan. ― We/They would like to visit Japan one day.
- Voljeli bi jednog dana posjetiti Japan. ― We/They would like to visit Japan one day.
Usage notes
- In colloquial Serbo-Croatian, bi is commonly used in place of other aorist forms when forming conditional of biti in both singular and plural if the subject is deducible from context (usually from the conjugated form of the verb). That is, bi is a shared shorthand for bih, bismo, biste and biše.
Solon
Etymology
From Proto-Tungusic *bi. Cognate with Evenki би (bi), Manchu ᠪᡳ (bi).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bi/
Pronoun
bi
- I
Southern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́ɪ̀.
Adjective
-bí
- bad
- evil
- ugly
Inflection
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Spanish
Adjective
bi (invariable)
- bi (bisexual)
Swazi
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́ɪ̀.
Adjective
-bí
- bad
- evil
- ugly
Inflection
Adjective concord, tone H | ||
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Modifier | Copulative | |
1st singular | lengimubi | ngimubi |
2nd singular | lomubi | umubi |
1st plural | lesibabi | sibabi |
2nd plural | lenibabi | nibabi |
Class 1 | lomubi | mubi |
Class 2 | lababi | babi |
Class 3 | lomubi | mubi |
Class 4 | lemibi | mibi |
Class 5 | lelibi | libi |
Class 6 | lamabi | mabi |
Class 7 | lesibi | sibi |
Class 8 | letimbi | timbi |
Class 9 | lembi | imbi |
Class 10 | letimbi | timbi |
Class 11 | lolubi | lubi |
Class 14 | lobubi | bubi |
Class 15 | lokubi | kubi |
Class 17 | lokubi | kubi |
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /biː/
- Rhymes: -iː
Etymology 1
From Old Swedish bī, bȳ, from Old Norse bý, from Proto-Germanic *bijō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰī-.
Noun
bi n
- bee
Usage notes
- More rare spellings of the definite forms are bit/bits (singular) and bien/biens (plural). However, the spellings in the inflection box are the most common.
Declension
Declension of bi | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | bi | biet | bin | bina |
Genitive | bis | biets | bins | binas |
Derived terms
- bikupa
- bisvärm
See also
- bålgeting c
- geting c
Adjective
bi
- (informal) bisexual
Adverb
bi (not comparable)
- (in some fixed expressions) by
- lyckan står den djärve bi
- fortune favors the bold
- (literally, “fortune stands by the brave”)
Related terms
- stå någon bi
Teke-Tyee
Noun
bi (plural mabi)
- egg
Tok Pisin
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Etymology
From English bee.
Noun
bi
- bee
Turkish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bi/
Adjective
bi
- Alternative spelling of bi'
Adverb
bi
- Alternative spelling of bi'
Numeral
bi
- Alternative spelling of bi'
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓi˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓɪj˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓɪj˧˧]
Etymology 1
Sino-Vietnamese word from 悲.
Adjective
bi
- (only in compounds) sad; sorrowful
See also
- bi kịch
- bi thảm
- bi thương
- bi tráng
- sầu bi
- từ bi
Etymology 2
Borrowed from French bille.
Noun
(classifier cục, hòn, viên) bi
- a marble (spherical ball)
- bắn bi ― to shoot marbles
- (billiards, snooker) a ball
- bi cái ― a cue ball
- (slang) a ball (testicle)
- Á! Dập bi tao rồi!
- Ow! My bawlls popped!
See also
- bi cái
- bút bi
Volapük
Conjunction
bi
- because
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /biː/
- Rhymes: -iː
Noun
bi f (plural biau)
- The name of the Latin-script letter B.
Mutation
This word cannot be mutated.
See also
- (Latin-script letter names) llythyren; a, bi, ec, èch, di, èdd, e, èf, èff, èg, eng, aetsh, i / i dot, je, ce, el, èll, em, en, o, pi, ffi, ciw, er, rhi, ès, ti, èth, u / u bedol, fi, w, ecs, y, sèd
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́ɪ̀.
Adjective
-bí
- bad
- evil
- ugly
Inflection
Adjective concord, tone H | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Modifier | Copulative | |||
positive | negative | positive | negative | |
1st singular | endimbi | endingembi | ndimbi | andimbi |
2nd singular | ombi | ongembi | umbi | awumbi |
1st plural | esibabi | esingebabi | sibabi | asibabi |
2nd plural | enibabi | eningebabi | nibabi | anibabi |
Class 1 | ombi | ongembi | mbi | akambi |
Class 2 | ababi | abangebabi | babi | abababi |
Class 3 | ombi | ongembi | mbi | awumbi |
Class 4 | emibi | engemibi | mibi | ayimibi |
Class 5 | elibi | elingelibi | libi | alilibi |
Class 6 | amabi | angemabi | mabi | awamabi |
Class 7 | esibi | esingesibi | sibi | asisibi |
Class 8 | ezimbi | ezingezimbi | zimbi | azizimbi |
Class 9 | embi | engembi | imbi | ayiyimbi |
Class 10 | ezimbi | ezingezimbi | zimbi | azizimbi |
Class 11 | olubi | olungelubi | lubi | alulubi |
Class 14 | obubi | obungebubi | bubi | abububi |
Class 15 | okubi | okungekubi | kubi | akukubi |
Class 17 | okubi | okungekubi | kubi | akukubi |
Yoruba
Pronunciation
- (high-tone): IPA(key): /bí/
- (mid-tone): IPA(key): /bī/
- (low-tone): IPA(key): /bì/
Noun
bí
- The name of the Latin-script letter B.
See also
- (Latin-script letter names) lẹ́tà; á, bí, dí, é, ẹ́, fí, gí, gbì, hí, í, jí, kí, lí, mí, ní, ó, ọ́, pí, rí, sí, ṣí, tí, ú, wí, yí
Conjunction
bí
- (conditional) if
Derived terms
- bí ẹnipé
Conjunction
bí
- (subordinating conjunction) how
- Wọ́n kọ́ wa bí a ti lè ṣe é.
- They taught us how to do it.
- Alternative spelling of bíi (“like, as”)
Conjunction
bí
- when, as soon as
- Bí a ti jáde ni wọ́n dé.
- As soon as we left, they arrived.
Conjunction
bí
- subordinating conjunction used solely with intensifiers such as àfi, àyàmọ̀, àyàṣe, and àdàmọ̀
Particle
bí
- question marker that can be used at the end of a yes-no question
- Ẹ̀yin lọ bí? ― Did you go?
Etymology 7
Cognate with Igala bí (“to give birth to”)
Alternative forms
- bẹ́ (Ìjẹ̀bú)
Verb
bí
- (transitive) to give birth to
- Ọmọ mẹ́rin l'ó bí.
- She gave birth to four children.
- (intransitive) to increase
Derived terms
- Àbíbá
- Abídèmí
- àbígbẹ̀yìn
- Àbíìbá
- àbíìkọ́
- Àbíkẹ́
- àbíkú
- abínibí
- Abíọ́dún
- Abíọ́lá
- Abíọ̀nà
- Abíọ́sẹ̀
- àkọ́bí
- bíbí
- bímọ
- ẹbí
- ìbí
- Ìbídùnmóyè
- Ìbídùnọ̀únní
- Ìbíkúnlórí
- obí
- òbí
- ọmọ bíbí
Verb
bí
- (with inú) to be angry
- Synonym: bínú
- Inú ń bí mi ― I'm angry
Derived terms
- bínú (“to be angry”)
Etymology 9
Likely cognate with Igala bi (“to beg for; to pray for”)
Verb
bi
- (transitive) to ask, to interrogate
- Mo bi í nípa àwọn ọ̀rẹ́ rẹ̀.
- I asked him about his friends.
Derived terms
- bi léèrè
- bèèrè
Verb
bi
- (transitive) to push, to jostle
Verb
bi
- (transitive) to cause one to gain an evil reward for a prior evil committed
Verb
bì
- (transitive) to vomit, to throw up
- Synonyms: dà, pọ̀
Verb
bi
- Alternative form of bì (“to vomit”) used before object nouns
- Ó ti bi oúnjẹ rẹ̀.
- He's thrown up his food.
Derived terms
- bíbì, èbíbì, èébì, ìbì
Verb
bì
- (intransitive) to sway, to push back
Zaghawa
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bi/
Noun
bi
- water
References
- Ehret, Christopher (2001) A Historical-Comparative Reconstruction of Nilo-Saharan (SUGIA, Sprache und Geschichte in Afrika: Beihefte; 12), Cologne: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN, ISSN 0720-0986.
- Beria-English English-Beria Dictionary [provisional] ADESK, Iriba, Kobe Department, Chad
Zhuang
Pronunciation
- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /pi˨˦/
- Tone numbers: bi1
- Hyphenation: bi
Etymology 1
From Proto-Tai *piːᴬ (“year”). Cognate with Thai ปี (bpii), Northern Thai ᨸᩦ, Lao ປີ (pī), Lü ᦔᦲ (ṗii), Shan ပီ (pǐi), Tai Nüa ᥙᥤ (pi), Phake ပီ (pī), Ahom 𑜆𑜣 (pī), Bouyei bil.
Classifier
bi (Sawndip forms 𭯌 or 𭽨 or 𭙂, 1957–1982 spelling bi)
- year
- Synonym: nienz
- year old
Derived terms
- bide
- bigeq
- bi'gyai
- bi'gyaihaenx
- bihaenx
- bimoq
- binaengz
- bineix
- bi'nyinh
- birawz
- biriengh
- hopbi
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
bi (1957–1982 spelling bi)
- (intransitive) to swing; to sway; to rock
- (transitive) to swing; to rock; to wag
- to swing (on a swing)
Zou
Etymology
From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ɓuu, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pru(w). Cognates include Mandarin 胞 (bāo, “womb”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bǐ/
- Hyphenation: bi
Noun
bí
- nest
References
- Philip Thanglienmang (2014), “Zou Tonology”, in Indian Linguistics, volume 75, issue 1-2, ISSN 0378-0759
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́ɪ̀.
Adjective
-bí
- bad
- evil
- ugly
Inflection
Adjective concord, tone H | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Modifier | Copulative | |||
positive | negative | positive | negative | |
1st singular | engimubi | engingemubi | ngimubi | angimubi |
2nd singular | omubi | ongemubi | umubi | awumubi |
1st plural | esibabi | esingebabi | sibabi | asibabi |
2nd plural | enibabi | eningebabi | nibabi | anibabi |
Class 1 | omubi | ongemubi | mubi | akamubi |
Class 2 | ababi | abangebabi | babi | abababi |
Class 3 | omubi | ongemubi | mubi | awumubi |
Class 4 | emibi | engemibi | mibi | ayimibi |
Class 5 | elibi | elingelibi | libi | alilibi |
Class 6 | amabi | angemabi | mabi | awamabi |
Class 7 | esibi | esingesibi | sibi | asisibi |
Class 8 | ezimbi | ezingezimbi | zimbi | azizimbi |
Class 9 | embi | engembi, engeyimbi | imbi, yimbi | ayiyimbi |
Class 10 | ezimbi | ezingezimbi | zimbi | azizimbi |
Class 11 | olubi | olungelubi | lubi | alulubi |
Class 14 | obubi | obungebubi | bubi | abububi |
Class 15 | okubi | okungekubi | kubi | akukubi |
Class 17 | okubi | okungekubi | kubi | akukubi |
Derived terms
- -bana
- isibi
- okubi
- ububi