Wiktionary

BH

See also: bh, Bh, .bh, bh', B"H, and B&H

TranslingualEdit

SymbolEdit

BH

  1. (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Bahrain.
    Synonym: BHR (alpha-3)

EnglishEdit

Proper nounEdit

BH

  1. Boko Haram

NounEdit

BH (plural BHs)

  1. Initialism of heavy battleship.
  2. Initialism of bank holiday.
  3. (knitting) Initialism of buttonhole.
    • 1998, Kristin Nicholas, Knitting the New Classics (page 86)
      Work 7 BH's on left side for man's sweater, on right side for woman's sweater.
  4. (astronomy) Initialism of black hole.

Related termsEdit

AnagramsEdit

DanishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

NounEdit

BH c (definite singular BH'en, indefinite plural BH'er, definite plural BH'erne)

  1. a bra (abbreviation of brystholder)

Derived termsEdit

GermanEdit

EtymologyEdit

Initialism of Büstenhalter.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /beˈhaː/
  • IPA(key): /ˈbeːha/ (southwestern Germany, Switzerland, and sporadically elsewhere)
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NounEdit

BH m (strong, genitive BHs or BH, plural BHs or BH)

  1. bra (women’s undergarment)

Usage notesEdit

  • BH is the normal word for “bra” in German, whereas the full form Büstenhalter is now formal and quite unusual in common speech.

DeclensionEdit

Declension of BH [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der BH die BHs, BH
genitive eines des BHs, BH der BHs, BH
dative einem dem BH den BHs, BH
accusative einen den BH die BHs, BH

Further readingEdit

Norwegian BokmålEdit

 
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Alternative formsEdit

NounEdit

BH m (definite singular BH-en, indefinite plural BH-er, definite plural BH-ene)

  1. a bra (abbreviation of brystholder and bysteholder)

SynonymsEdit

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Norwegian NynorskEdit

NounEdit

BH m (definite singular BH-en, indefinite plural BH-ar, definite plural BH-ane)

  1. a bra (abbreviation of brysthaldar and bystehaldar)

SynonymsEdit

RomanianEdit

Proper nounEdit

BH

  1. Abbreviation of Bihor, a county in Romania.

SwedishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

NounEdit

BH c

  1. bra; abbreviation of brösthållare, abbreviation of bysthållare.

See alsoEdit

AnagramsEdit

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