biś
See also: bis, Bis, bis-, biş, bís, and Biś
Lower Sorbian
Alternative forms
- bisch
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *biti.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bʲiɕ]
Verb
biś impf (perfective deriś)
- to hit, strike, beat
Conjugation
Conjugation of biś (imperfective)
| Present | Singular | Dual | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | biju bijom | bijomej | bijomy |
| 2nd person | bijoš | bijotej | bijośo |
| 3rd person | bijo | bijotej | biju |
| Preterite | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| 1st person | bijach | bijachmej | bijachmy |
| 2nd person | bijašo | bijaštej | bijašćo |
| 3rd person | bijašo | bijaštej | bijachu |
| Imperative | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| 2nd person | bij | bijtej | bijśo |
- Participles
- Present: bijucy
- Past active (“ł-form”): bił
- Past passive: bity
- Infinitive
- biś
- Supine
- bit
- Verbal noun
- biśe
Synonyms
- praś (archaic)
Derived terms
- bijadło n (“striking mechanism”)
- bijak m (“club, bat”)
- bijaŕ m (“ruffian”)
- dobiś pf (“to beat to death”)
- nabiś pf (“to nail down”)
- póbiś pf (“to beat down”)
- pódbiś pf (“to hammer down”)
- pśebiś pf (“to beat up”)
- pśezabiś pf (“to beat through”)
- pśibiś pf (“to nail down”)
- rozbiś pf (“to beat thoroughly”)
- wobbiś pf (“to beat”)
- wobiś pf (“to beat down”)
- wótbiś pf (“to beat down”)
- wubiś pf (“to beat out”)
- zabiś pf (“to beat in”)
- zbiś pf (“to beat to pieces”)
Further reading
- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928), “biś”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999), “biś”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
Romani
| 200 | ||||
| ← 10 | ← 19 | 20 | 21 → [a], [b] | 30 → [a], [b], [c] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | ||||
| Cardinal: biś Ordinal: bìśto Adverbial: biśvar | ||||
Alternative forms
- bish (Anglicized)
- biš (Pan-Vlax)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit विंशति (viṃśatí). Cognate with Hindi बीस (bīs), Persian بیست (bist).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbiʃ/
Numeral
biś
- (International Standard)twenty
Descendants
- Kalo Finnish Romani: biȟ
- → Romanian: biștar