bi
EnglishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
bi (not comparable)
- (LGBT, slang) Bisexual.[1]
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bisexual
- Coordinate terms: pan, mono
- I'm straight, but my oldest sister is bi.
TranslationsEdit
NounEdit
bi (plural bis)
- (LGBT, slang) A bisexual person.[1]
- 1991 October 10, Ken Jones, “Re: Bisexual privilege? (Was Re: Tom Robinson Concert”, in soc.motss, Usenet[2]:
- For some reason, I'm feeling _very_ sensitive to bi-discrimination tonight. I'm really not trying to mock the points being made here, it's just that many of the same arguments can be turned around and used to describe the discrimination that bis face.
- Synonyms: bisexual; see also Thesaurus:bisexual person
See alsoEdit
Etymology 2Edit
Alternative formsEdit
- (from Wade-Giles) pi
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
bi (plural bi)
See alsoEdit
AnagramsEdit
ReferencesEdit
AlbanianEdit
EtymologyEdit
A short form of bijë, from archaic bilë ("daughter, girl").
InterjectionEdit
bi
- A friendly exclamation to a person (female).
- Fol bi, Dritë!
- Speak, therefore, Dritë!
- An exclamation of surprise (to a female person).
- Bi! Po ç'është kjo?
- Girl! What is this?
- Po ç'është kjo, bi?
- What is this, girl?
Related termsEdit
BasqueEdit
20 | ||
← 1 | 2 | 3 → |
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Cardinal: bi Ordinal: bigarren Multiplier: bikoitz Fractional: erdi |
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
Probably from Proto-Basque *biga (“two”), given the fact that dialectal form like biga and bida (with *-g- > -d-) are phonetically more conservative.[1][2] Often compared with Iberian bi (“two”).[3]
PronunciationEdit
NumeralEdit
bi
Usage notesEdit
This number can appear after the noun, especially in Biscay; but, just like all other numerals apart from bat, it is much more commonly placed before the noun.
DeclensionEdit
indefinite | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
absolutive | bi | bia | biak | |
ergative | bik | biak | biek | |
dative | biri | biari | biei | |
genitive | biren | biaren | bien | |
comitative | birekin | biarekin | biekin | |
causative | birengatik | biarengatik | biengatik | |
benefactive | birentzat | biarentzat | bientzat | |
instrumental | biz | biaz | biez | |
inessive | bitan | bian | bietan | |
locative | bitako | biko | bietako | |
allative | bitara | bira | bietara | |
terminative | bitaraino | biraino | bietaraino | |
directive | bitarantz | birantz | bietarantz | |
destinative | bitarako | birako | bietarako | |
ablative | bitatik | bitik | bietatik | |
partitive | birik | ― | ― | |
prolative | bitzat | ― | ― |
ReferencesEdit
- ^ “bi” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
- ^ Mitxelena, Koldo L. (1961) Fonética histórica vasca [Basque Historical Phonetics] (Obras completas de Luis Michelena; 1) (in Spanish), Diputación Foral de Guipuzkoa, published 1990, →ISBN, page 413
- ^ Orduña A., Eduardo (2011) , “Los numerales ibéricos y el protovasco [Iberian numerals and Proto-Basque]”, in Veleia[1] (in Spanish), volume 28, pages 125–139
Further readingEdit
- “bi” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia, euskaltzaindia.eus
- “bi” in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia, euskaltzaindia.eus
- Azkue, Resurrección María de (1905–1906) , “bi”, in Diccionario vasco-español-francés = Dictionnaire basque-espagnol-français [Basque-Spanish-French Dictionary] (in Spanish and French), volume 1, Bilbao, page 162
BislamaEdit
EtymologyEdit
NounEdit
bi
BorôroEdit
VerbEdit
bi
- to die
BuraEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
bì
ReferencesEdit
- 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.
DanishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Old Norse bý, from Proto-Germanic *bijō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰī-.
NounEdit
bi c (singular definite bien, plural indefinite bier)
InflectionEdit
See alsoEdit
- hveps c
Etymology 2Edit
Borrowed from Middle Low German bī, from Proto-Germanic *bi (“near, around”). Related to English by and German bei
AdverbEdit
bi
Usage notesEdit
Etymology 3Edit
See the etymology of the main entry.
VerbEdit
bi
- imperative of bie
DongxiangEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Mongolic *bi (“I”), compare Mongolian би (bi).
PronunciationEdit
PronounEdit
- I (first-person singular personal pronoun)
DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
Clipping of biseksueel.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
bi (invariable, comparative meer bi, superlative meest bi)
FinnishEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
bi
- (colloquial) bi (bisexual)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of bi (type maa)
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FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From bissexuel, or possibly directly from English bi
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
bi m or f (plural bis)
- bi, bisexual person
AdjectiveEdit
bi (invariable)
- bi, bisexual
Further readingEdit
- “bi” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
GermanEdit
EtymologyEdit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
bi (not comparable)
GothicEdit
RomanizationEdit
bi
- Romanization of 𐌱𐌹
Guerrero AmuzgoEdit
AdjectiveEdit
bi
Isthmus ZapotecEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
bi
ItalianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin bē (the name of the letter B).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
bi f (invariable)
- The name of the Latin-script letter B.; bee
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letter names) lettera; a, bi, ci, di, e, effe, gi, acca, i, i lunga, cappa, elle, emme, enne, o, pi, cu, erre, esse, ti, u, vu, doppia vu, ics, ipsilon, zeta
JapaneseEdit
RomanizationEdit
bi
KalashaEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Sanskrit बीज (bīja), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bíHȷ́am. Cognate with Konkani बी (bī) and Parachi bīz (“seed-corn”).
NounEdit
bi
Related termsEdit
KaureEdit
NounEdit
bi
ReferencesEdit
- C. L. Voorhoeve, 1975. Languages of Irian Jaya Checklist, Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, p.108
- Bill Palmer, editor (2018) The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide, Padua: De Gruyter Mouton, OCLC 1050042990, page 457
Low GermanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Saxon bī, from Proto-Germanic *bi.
PronunciationEdit
PrepositionEdit
bi
- at, with
- Bi us is dat ümmer Feest.
- With us it's always a party.
- Bi us is dat ümmer Feest.
- by
- Wi wahnt in en Huus bi de Meer.
- I live in a house by the lake.
- Wi wahnt in en Huus bi de Meer.
- around, about (often in combination with üm)
- Dat weer üm bi so'n twintig Johr vör.
- It was about twenty years ago.
- Dat weer üm bi so'n twintig Johr vör.
InflectionEdit
AdverbEdit
bi
MandarinEdit
RomanizationEdit
bi
- Nonstandard spelling of bī.
- Nonstandard spelling of bí.
- Nonstandard spelling of bǐ.
- Nonstandard spelling of bì.
Usage notesEdit
- English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
Middle DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Dutch bi, from Proto-West Germanic *bī.
PronunciationEdit
PrepositionEdit
bi
DescendantsEdit
AdverbEdit
bi
DescendantsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “bi (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “bi (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “bi”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Middle EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old English bi, from Proto-Germanic *bi.
PronunciationEdit
PrepositionEdit
bi
- by
- 1407, The Testimony of William Thorpe, pages 40–41
- And I seide, “Ser, in his tyme maister Ioon Wiclef was holden of ful many men the grettis clerk that thei knewen lyuynge vpon erthe. And therwith he was named, as I gesse worthili, a passing reuli man and an innocent in al his lyuynge. And herfore grete men of kunnynge and other also drowen myche to him, and comownede ofte with him. And thei sauouriden so his loore that thei wroten it bisili and enforsiden hem to rulen hem theraftir… Maister Ion Aston taughte and wroot acordingli and ful bisili, where and whanne and to whom he myghte, and he vsid it himsilf, I gesse, right perfyghtli vnto his lyues eende. Also Filip of Repintoun whilis he was a chanoun of Leycetre, Nycol Herforde, dane Geffrey of Pikeringe, monke of Biland and a maistir dyuynyte, and Ioon Purueye, and manye other whiche weren holden rightwise men and prudent, taughten and wroten bisili this forseide lore of Wiclef, and conformeden hem therto. And with alle these men I was ofte homli and I comownede with hem long tyme and fele, and so bifore alle othir men I chees wilfulli to be enformed bi hem and of hem, and speciali of Wiclef himsilf, as of the moost vertuous and goodlich wise man that I herde of owhere either knew. And herfore of Wicleef speciali and of these men I toke the lore whiche I haue taughte and purpose to lyue aftir, if God wole, to my lyues ende.”
- 1407, The Testimony of William Thorpe, pages 40–41
DescendantsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “bī, prep.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
MirandeseEdit
VerbEdit
bi
- first-person singular preterite indicative of ber: I saw.
- 2011, Ana Afonso, L Princepico Chapter 1:
- Quando you tenie seis anhos, bi ua beça ua eimaige mi guapa nun lhibro subre la floresta birge que se chamaba "Stórias Bibidas".
- 1948 translation by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
- Once when I was six years old I saw a magnificent picture in a book, called True Stories from Nature, about the primeval forest.
- 1948 translation by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
- Quando you tenie seis anhos, bi ua beça ua eimaige mi guapa nun lhibro subre la floresta birge que se chamaba "Stórias Bibidas".
North FrisianEdit
NounEdit
bi f
Northern KurdishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Iranian Proto-Iranian *pati-.
PronunciationEdit
- Rhymes: -ɪ
PrepositionEdit
bi
NzadiEdit
PronounEdit
bǐ
- we (first-person plural pronoun)
See alsoEdit
Old DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-West Germanic *bī.
PrepositionEdit
bī
DescendantsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “bī”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Old EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Germanic *bi (“near, by, around, about”), q.v.
PronunciationEdit
PrepositionEdit
bī
DescendantsEdit
Old High GermanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Germanic *bi, whence also Old English bi.
PrepositionEdit
bī
DescendantsEdit
Old SaxonEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Germanic *bi, whence also Old English bi.
PrepositionEdit
bī
DescendantsEdit
PhaluraEdit
EtymologyEdit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
PronunciationEdit
ParticleEdit
bi (discourse, Perso-Arabic spelling بیۡ)
- also, too
- else, at all
- even
ReferencesEdit
- Liljegren, Henrik; Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)[3], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
PortugueseEdit
AdjectiveEdit
bi (plural bi, comparable)
NounEdit
bi m, f (plural bis)
SardinianEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronounEdit
bi (adverbial)
ScotsEdit
PrepositionEdit
bi
Scottish GaelicEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Irish bí (imperative singular of at·tá), from Proto-Celtic *buyeti, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-
VerbEdit
bi (past bha, future bidh, verbal noun bhith)
InflectionEdit
Infinitive | a bhith |
---|---|
Imperative | bi |
Present participle | a' bhith |
Past participle | air a bhith |
Present tense | Past tense | Future tense | Conditional | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Basic form | tha | bha | bidh/bithidh | bhithinn/bhiodh/bhiomaid |
Dependent form | bheil | robh | bi | bithinn/biodh/biomaid |
Impersonal form | thathar | bhathar | bithear | bhiteadh/bhite |
Related termsEdit
MutationEdit
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
---|---|
Radical | Lenition |
bi | bhi |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “bi” in Edward Dwelly, Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic–English Dictionary, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, 1911, →ISBN.
Serbo-CroatianEdit
VerbEdit
bi
- second-person singular aorist of biti
- On bi tamo jučer. (archaic)
- He was there yesterday.
- third-person singular aorist of biti
- On bi u školi tad. (archaic)
- She was at school then.
- (colloquial, conditional) aorist of biti; would
- Ja bi također išao da mogu. ― I would go as well if I could.
- Je li bi htio ići s nama? ― Would you like to go with us?
- Ivana bi htjela ići s nama. ― Ivana would like to go with us.
- Mi/Oni bi voljeli jednog dana posjetiti Japan. ― We/They would like to visit Japan one day.
- Voljeli bi jednog dana posjetiti Japan. ― We/They would like to visit Japan one day.
Usage notesEdit
- In colloquial Serbo-Croatian, bi is commonly used in place of other aorist forms when forming conditional of biti in both singular and plural if the subject is deducible from context (usually from the conjugated form of the verb). That is, bi is a shared shorthand for bih, bismo, biste and biše.
SolonEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Tungusic *bi. Cognate with Evenki би (bi), Manchu ᠪᡳ (bi).
PronunciationEdit
PronounEdit
bi
Southern NdebeleEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́ɪ̀.
AdjectiveEdit
-bí
InflectionEdit
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
SpanishEdit
AdjectiveEdit
bi (invariable)
- bi (bisexual)
SwaziEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́ɪ̀.
AdjectiveEdit
-bí
InflectionEdit
Adjective concord, tone H | ||
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Modifier | Copulative | |
1st singular | lengimubi | ngimubi |
2nd singular | lomubi | umubi |
1st plural | lesibabi | sibabi |
2nd plural | lenibabi | nibabi |
Class 1 | lomubi | mubi |
Class 2 | lababi | babi |
Class 3 | lomubi | mubi |
Class 4 | lemibi | mibi |
Class 5 | lelibi | libi |
Class 6 | lamabi | mabi |
Class 7 | lesibi | sibi |
Class 8 | letimbi | timbi |
Class 9 | lembi | imbi |
Class 10 | letimbi | timbi |
Class 11 | lolubi | lubi |
Class 14 | lobubi | bubi |
Class 15 | lokubi | kubi |
Class 17 | lokubi | kubi |
SwedishEdit
PronunciationEdit
- Rhymes: -iː
Etymology 1Edit
From Old Swedish bī, bȳ, from Old Norse bý, from Proto-Germanic *bijō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰī-.
NounEdit
bi n
Usage notesEdit
- More rare spellings of the definite forms are bit/bits (singular) and bien/biens (plural). However, the spellings in the inflection box are the most common.
DeclensionEdit
Declension of bi | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | bi | biet | bin | bina |
Genitive | bis | biets | bins | binas |
See alsoEdit
Etymology 2Edit
AdjectiveEdit
bi
Etymology 3Edit
AdverbEdit
bi (not comparable)
- (in some fixed expressions) by
Related termsEdit
Tok PisinEdit
EtymologyEdit
NounEdit
bi
TurkishEdit
NumeralEdit
bi
- Contraction of bir.
VietnameseEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
(classifier cục, hòn, viên) bi
- a marble (spherical ball)
- bắn bi ― to shoot marbles
- (billiards, snooker) a ball
- bi cái ― a cue ball
- (slang) a ball (testicle)
- Á! Dập bi tao rồi!
- Ow! Mah bawlls pahpped!
Derived termsEdit
- bút bi (“ball-point pen”)
- bi cái (“cue ball”)
VolapükEdit
ConjunctionEdit
bi
WelshEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
bi f (plural biau)
- The name of the Latin-script letter B.
MutationEdit
This word cannot be mutated.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letter names) llythyren; a, bi, ec, èch, di, èdd, e, èf, èff, èg, eng, aetsh, i/i dot, je, ce, el, èll, em, en, o, pi, ffi, ciw, er, rhi, ès, ti, èth, u/u bedol, fi, w, ecs, y, sèd (Category: cy:Latin letter names)
XhosaEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́ɪ̀.
AdjectiveEdit
-bí
InflectionEdit
Adjective concord, tone H | ||||
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Modifier | Copulative | |||
positive | negative | positive | negative | |
1st singular | endimbi | endingembi | ndimbi | andimbi |
2nd singular | ombi | ongembi | umbi | awumbi |
1st plural | esibabi | esingebabi | sibabi | asibabi |
2nd plural | enibabi | eningebabi | nibabi | anibabi |
Class 1 | ombi | ongembi | mbi | akambi |
Class 2 | ababi | abangebabi | babi | abababi |
Class 3 | ombi | ongembi | mbi | awumbi |
Class 4 | emibi | engemibi | mibi | ayimibi |
Class 5 | elibi | elingelibi | libi | alilibi |
Class 6 | amabi | angemabi | mabi | awamabi |
Class 7 | esibi | esingesibi | sibi | asisibi |
Class 8 | ezimbi | ezingezimbi | zimbi | azizimbi |
Class 9 | embi | engembi | imbi | ayiyimbi |
Class 10 | ezimbi | ezingezimbi | zimbi | azizimbi |
Class 11 | olubi | olungelubi | lubi | alulubi |
Class 14 | obubi | obungebubi | bubi | abububi |
Class 15 | okubi | okungekubi | kubi | akukubi |
Class 17 | okubi | okungekubi | kubi | akukubi |
YorubaEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
NounEdit
bí
- The name of the Latin-script letter B.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letter names) lẹ́tà; á, bí, dí, é, ẹ́, fí, gí, gbì, hí, í, jí, kí, lí, mí, ní, ó, ọ́, pí, rí, sí, ṣí, tí, ú, wí, yí
Etymology 2Edit
ParticleEdit
bí
- (conditional) if
Derived termsEdit
Etymology 3Edit
VerbEdit
bí
- (transitive) to give birth to
Derived termsEdit
Etymology 4Edit
VerbEdit
bi
- (transitive) to ask, to interrogate
Derived termsEdit
Etymology 5Edit
VerbEdit
bi
- (transitive) to push, to jostle
Etymology 6Edit
VerbEdit
bì
- (transitive) to vomit, to throw up
VerbEdit
bi
- Alternative form of bì used before object nouns
Derived termsEdit
ZaghawaEdit
NounEdit
bi
ReferencesEdit
- Ehret, Christopher (2001) A Historical-Comparative Reconstruction of Nilo-Saharan (SUGIA, Sprache und Geschichte in Afrika: Beihefte; 12)[4], Cologne: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN.
ZhuangEdit
PronunciationEdit
- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /pi˨˦/
- Tone numbers: bi1
- Hyphenation: bi
Etymology 1Edit
From Proto-Tai *piːᴬ (“year”). Cognate with Thai ปี (bpii), Northern Thai ᨸᩦ, Lao ປີ (pī), Lü ᦔᦲ (ṗii), Shan ပီ (pǐi), Tai Nüa ᥙᥤ (pi), Ahom 𑜆𑜣 (pii), Bouyei bil.
ClassifierEdit
bi (Sawndip forms 𭯌 or 𭽨 or 𭙂, old orthography bi)
Derived termsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
VerbEdit
bi (old orthography bi)
- (intransitive) to swing; to sway; to rock
- (transitive) to swing; to rock; to wag
- to swing (on a swing)
ZouEdit
NounEdit
bi
ReferencesEdit
ZuluEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́ɪ̀.
AdjectiveEdit
-bí
InflectionEdit
Adjective concord, tone H | ||||
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Modifier | Copulative | |||
positive | negative | positive | negative | |
1st singular | engimubi | engingemubi | ngimubi | angimubi |
2nd singular | omubi | ongemubi | umubi | awumubi |
1st plural | esibabi | esingebabi | sibabi | asibabi |
2nd plural | enibabi | eningebabi | nibabi | anibabi |
Class 1 | omubi | ongemubi | mubi | akamubi |
Class 2 | ababi | abangebabi | babi | abababi |
Class 3 | omubi | ongemubi | mubi | awumubi |
Class 4 | emibi | engemibi | mibi | ayimibi |
Class 5 | elibi | elingelibi | libi | alilibi |
Class 6 | amabi | angemabi | mabi | awamabi |
Class 7 | esibi | esingesibi | sibi | asisibi |
Class 8 | ezimbi | ezingezimbi | zimbi | azizimbi |
Class 9 | embi | engembi, engeyimbi | imbi, yimbi | ayiyimbi |
Class 10 | ezimbi | ezingezimbi | zimbi | azizimbi |
Class 11 | olubi | olungelubi | lubi | alulubi |
Class 14 | obubi | obungebubi | bubi | abububi |
Class 15 | okubi | okungekubi | kubi | akukubi |
Class 17 | okubi | okungekubi | kubi | akukubi |