bæ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bae", Appendix:Variations of "ba", and Appendix:Variations of "be"

Danish

Etymology

From an onomatopoeia expressing disgust.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛː/, [b̥ɛːˀ]

Noun

bæ n (singular definite bæet, not used in plural form)

1. poop, faeces, crap (See Thesaurus:feces)

Noun

bæ c (singular definite bæen, plural indefinite bæer)

1. turd (a piece of excrement)

Inflection

Declension of bæ

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bæ	bæen	bæer	bæerne
genitive	bæs	bæens	bæers	bæernes

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paiː/
• Rhymes: -aiː

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English bye.

Interjection

bæ

1. (informal) bye, goodbye

Usage notes

Bæ is a relatively informal greeting, but very common. Bless or vertu sæll should be used in more formal situations.

The use of hæ and bæ (corresponding to English hi and bye) was commonly frowned upon by older speakers well into the 2000s.

Synonyms

• bless
• bless bless
• vertu bless
• vertu blessaður
• vertu sæll
• bæjó (very informal)
• sjáumst

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

bæ

1. inflection of bær:
   1. indefinite accusative singular
   2. indefinite dative singular

Ligurian

Etymology

Onomatopoeic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛː/

Noun

bæ m (plural bæ)

1. (zoology) lamb
2. (onomatopoeia) The characteristic cry or bleating of a sheep; baa

See also

• pêgoa

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Imitative (lydord)

Interjection

bæ

1. baa (bleat of a sheep)

References

• “bæ” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Imitative (lydord)

Interjection

bæ

1. baa (bleat of a sheep)

References

• “bæ” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.