Bida

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bida"

Latin

Alternative forms

• Bita, Bitha

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Βίδα (Bída).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈbi.da/, [ˈbɪd̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈbi.da/, [ˈbiːd̪ä]

Proper noun

Bida f sg (genitive Bidae); first declension

1. Djemaa Saharidj (an ancient city in Algeria)

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Bida
Genitive	Bidae
Dative	Bidae
Accusative	Bidam
Ablative	Bidā
Vocative	Bida
Locative	Bidae

References

• “Bida”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Nupe

Etymology

Possibly from bé (“to come”) +‎ yin (“infinitive particle”) +‎ da (“to go”), literally “let's go”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bī.dā/

Proper noun

Bida

1. Bida (a city in Niger, Nigeria)
2. Bida (a Local Government Area in Nigeria)
3. Bida Emirate (a historical emirate in Nigeria)

Derived terms

• Bidaci (“Bida person”)

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbi.da/
• Rhymes: -ida
• Syllabification: Bi‧da
• Homophone: bida

Etymology 1

From bida.

Proper noun

Bida m pers

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Bida

	singular	plural
nominative	Bida	Bidowie
genitive	Bidy	Bidów
dative	Bidzie	Bidom
accusative	Bidę	Bidów
instrumental	Bidą	Bidami
locative	Bidzie	Bidach
vocative	Bido	Bidowie

Proper noun

Bida f

1. a female surname

Declension

Declension of Bida

	singular	plural
nominative	Bida	Bidy
genitive	Bidy	Bid
dative	Bidzie	Bidom
accusative	Bidę	Bidy
instrumental	Bidą	Bidami
locative	Bidzie	Bidach
vocative	Bido	Bidy

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Bida f

1. Bida (a city in Niger, Nigeria)
2. Bida (a Local Government Area in Nigeria)
3. Bida (a historical emirate in Nigeria)

Declension

Declension of Bida

	singular
nominative	Bida
genitive	Bidy
dative	Bidzie
accusative	Bidę
instrumental	Bidą
locative	Bidzie
vocative	Bido

Further reading

• “Bida”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022