baie
See also: Bäie
Afrikaans edit
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Etymology edit
From Malay banyak (“many; very”), likely combining the influence of the unrelated Low German bannig (“very”).
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
baie
Determiner edit
baie
- (with positive polarity, when not modified by adverbs) many, much, a lot of
- Daar is baie besoekers op die mark.
- There are many visitors at the market.
- Sy koop baie tydskrifte in die kiosk.
- She is buying a lot of magazines at the news stand.
- In die winter stroom baie water die vlei in.
- A lot of water is flowing into the valley in winter.
Synonyms edit
- veel (less common, more or less in complementary distribution)
Pronoun edit
baie
- (with positive polarity, when not modified by adverbs) a lot, much
- Ons het baie gehad om te bespreek.
- We had a lot to discuss.
Synonyms edit
- veel (less common, more or less in complementary distribution)
French edit
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Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
baie f (plural baies)
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Etymology 2 edit
Uncertain; probably from Late Latin baia, ultimately from Iberian.
Noun edit
baie f (plural baies)
- bay (body of water)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Spanish: bahía (see there for further descendants)
Etymology 3 edit
Adjective edit
baie
Etymology 4 edit
From bayer.
Alternative forms edit
- baye ((verbal forms only))
Verb edit
baie
- inflection of bayer:
Noun edit
baie f (plural baies)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “baie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
baie f pl
Noun edit
baie f
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Norman edit
Etymology edit
Uncertain; probably from Late Latin baia.
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Jersey) (file)
Noun edit
baie f (plural baies)
Romanian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Slavic *baňa, from Latin baneum (plural banea), variant of balneum.
A direct inheritance from Latin would rather have resulted in *bâie. Compare râie, tămâie < arānea, *thymānea.
Noun edit
baie f (plural băi)
Declension edit
Declension of baie
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Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Hungarian bánya, from Proto-Slavic *baňa.
Noun edit
baie f (plural băi)
- (Transylvania, Moldavia (region), Banat) mine, quarry