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

Albanian edit

Etymology 1 edit

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

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Verb edit

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 edit

Etymology 2 edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

bie (aorist prura, participle prurë) (Standard, Tosk)

  1. to bring
    Synonym: sjell
  2. to deliver
Conjugation edit
See also edit

Daasanach edit

Noun edit

bie

  1. water

Further reading edit

  • Mauro Tosco, The Dhaasanac Language: Grammar, Text, Vocabulary of a Cushitic Language of Ethiopia

Danish edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

  • IPA(key): /biːə/, [ˈb̥iːi]

Verb edit

bie (past tense biede, past participle biet)

  1. (archaic) to stay, wait

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East Central German edit

Etymology edit

Compare German bin, Alemannic German bi, English be.

Verb edit

bie

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

References edit

  • 2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, 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[1], 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 22:

Kapampangan edit

Alternative forms edit

Pronunciation edit

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

Etymology 1 edit

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

Noun edit

bié

  1. life
    Antonym: mate
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Etymology 2 edit

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 edit

bié

  1. to give
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Limburgish edit

Etymology 1 edit

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

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Preposition edit

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 edit

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

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Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

bie f

  1. bee

Mandarin edit

Romanization edit

bie

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

Usage notes edit

  • 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 edit

Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

bië f

  1. bee

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This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants edit

  • Dutch: bij
    • Jersey Dutch: bai
    • Negerhollands: bi, bie
    • Petjo: bij
    • Skepi Creole Dutch: bi
  • Limburgish: bie

Further reading edit

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

Norwegian Bokmål edit

 
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Etymology 1 edit

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

Noun edit

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

  1. a bee
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

From Old Norse bíða.

Verb edit

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

  1. (archaic) to wait

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Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

 
Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
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From Old Norse  n, from Proto-Germanic *bijǭ f.

Noun edit

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

  1. a bee (insect)
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

From Old Norse biða.

Verb edit

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 edit

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

  1. a wait
    Synonym: venting

References edit

Old Irish edit

Verb edit

bie

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

Mutation edit

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
bie bie
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/
mbie
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Yola edit

Preposition edit

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 edit

  • 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