bij

      Albanian

      Alternative forms

      • bîj (Gheg)

      Etymology

      From Proto-Albanian *būnja, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- ‘to grow’ (compare Ancient Greek φύω (phýein), Old Armenian busanim ‘to plant, germinate’, Sanskrit bhúvana ‘existence’).

      Verb

      bij (first-person singular past tense biva, participle birë)

      1. to sprout, grow out

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      Pronunciation

      Etymology 1

      From Old Dutch , from Proto-Germanic *bi.

      Preposition

      bij

      1. at, with
        Bij ons is het altijd feest.
        With us it's always a party.
      2. by
        Ik woon in een hutje bij de zee.
        I live in a little hut by the sea.
      Inflection

      Adverb

      bij

      1. alongside, with
      2. in order to adjust or improve
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      Etymology 2

      From Middle Dutch bie, from Old Dutch *bia, from Proto-Germanic *bijō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰī-. Compare West Frisian bij, English bee, Danish bi.

      Noun

      bij f (plural bijen, diminutive bijtje)

      1. bee
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      • Afrikaans: by

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      Lojban

      Rafsi

      bij

      1. rafsi of briju.

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      West Frisian

      Etymology

      From Old Frisian , from Proto-Germanic *bijō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰī-. Compare Dutch bij, English bee, Danish bi.

      Noun

      bij (plural bijen)

      1. bee (insect)
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      Last modified on 28 May 2013, at 16:34