bys
English edit
Noun edit
bys
Anagrams edit
Cornish edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Cornish bit, from Proto-Brythonic *bɨd, from Proto-Celtic *bitus.
Noun edit
bys m (plural bysow)
- (Revived Middle Cornish) world
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
bys m (plural besyes)
Mutation edit
Mutation of bys
Etymology 3 edit
Preposition edit
bys
Czech edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
bys
- second-person singular conditional of být; would
- Chtěl bys jít s námi? ― Would you like to come with us?
Related terms edit
Danish edit
Noun edit
bys c
Swedish edit
Noun edit
bys
Vilamovian edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German bitze, probably from Old High German bī ze, the latter for which see zu.
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Conjunction edit
bys
Welsh edit
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /bɨːs/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /biːs/
- Rhymes: -ɨːs
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Welsh bys, from Proto-Celtic *bistis (finger).
Noun edit
bys m (plural bysedd)
Derived terms edit
- bys blaen (“index finger”)
- bys llaw (“finger”)
- bys troed (“toe”)
- mynegfys (“index finger”)
- uwdfys, bys yr uwd (“index finger”)
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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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. |
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
bys
- Soft mutation of pys (“peas”).
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
pys | bys | mhys | phys |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “bys”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
Yola edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bys
- plural of bye
- 1927, “ZONG O DHREE YOLA MYTHENS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 131, line 14:
- But aal a bys do leigh an praat,
- But all the boys do laugh and prate,
References edit
- 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