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biet

See also: biết and biệt

Danish

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Verb

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biet

  1. past participle of bie

Dutch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch bete, from Latin bēta.

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Noun

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biet f (plural bieten, diminutive bietje n)

  1. beet, beetroot plant or tuber of the genus Beta, esp. Beta vulgaris

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: beet
  • → Indonesian: beet

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German

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Verb

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biet

  1. singular imperative of bieten
  2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of bieten

Luxembourgish

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Verb

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biet

  1. inflection of bieden:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person plural present indicative
    3. second-person singular/plural imperative

Maltese

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Root
b-j-t
4 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic بَاتَ (bāta).

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Verb

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biet (imperfect jbit, past participle mibjut)

  1. to spend the night, to stay overnight

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of biet
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m bitt bitt biet bitna bittu bietu
f bietet
imperfect m nbit tbit jbit nbitu tbitu jbitu
f tbit
imperative bit bitu

Romanian

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Etymology

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Unknown. Most probably from Latin vetus (in which case it is related to bătrân (“old”)), via the sense of 'poor old'. Perhaps semantically influenced by Slavic *bědьnъ (“poor”), if not entirely derived from it. Compare Italian vieto (“old”).

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Adjective

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biet m or n (feminine singular biată, masculine plural bieți, feminine and neuter plural biete)

  1. poor, unhappy, sad
    Bietul băiat! ― Poor boy!

Usage notes

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Unlike most adjectives, biet can only be used before the noun it modifies.

Declension

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Declension of biet
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite biet biată bieți biete
definite bietul biata bieții bietele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite biet biete bieți biete
definite bietului bietei bieților bietelor

Swedish

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Noun

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biet

  1. definite singular of bi

Volapük

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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biet (nominative plural biets)

  1. bitterness

Declension

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declension of biet
singular plural
nominative biet biets
genitive bieta bietas
dative biete bietes
accusative bieti bietis
vocative 1 o biet! o biets!
predicative 2 bietu bietus
  • 1 status as a case is disputed
  • 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only

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