bys
See also: byś and Byś
English
Noun
bys
- plural of by
Anagrams
- SBY
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)
- (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 |
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɪs/
Verb
bys
- 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
Danish
Noun
bys c
- indefinite genitive singular of by
Swedish
Noun
bys
- indefinite genitive singular of by.
Vilamovian
Pronunciation
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Conjunction
bys
- until
Welsh
bys
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *bistis (finger).
Pronunciation
- (Northern) IPA(key): /bɨːs/
- (Southern) IPA(key): /biːs/
Noun
bys m (plural bysedd)
- 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. | |||
Yola
Noun
bys
- plural of bye
- 1927, “ZONG O DHREE YOLA MYTHENS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, line 14:
- But aal a bys do leigh an praat,
- But all the boys do laugh and prate,
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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