bi
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bi
Clipping of bisexual and biceps.
bi (not comparable)
bi (plural bis)
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bi (plural bi)
From Proto-Oceanic *biti.
bi
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Cardinal: bi Ordinal: bigarren Multiplier: bikoitz Distributive: bina Collective: bikote Fractional: erdi |
Probably from Proto-Basque *biga (“two”), given the fact that dialectal forms like biga and bida (with *-g- > -d-) are phonetically more conservative.[1][2] Often compared with Iberian bi (“two”).[3]
bi
indefinite | singular | plural | ||
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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 | anim. | birengan | biarengan | biengan |
inanim. | bitan | bian | bietan | |
locative | anim. | — | — | — |
inanim. | bitako | biko | bietako | |
allative | anim. | birengana | biarengana | biengana |
inanim. | bitara | bira | bietara | |
terminative | anim. | birenganaino | biarenganaino | bienganaino |
inanim. | bitaraino | biraino | bietaraino | |
directive | anim. | birenganantz | biarenganantz | bienganantz |
inanim. | bitarantz | birantz | bietarantz | |
destinative | anim. | birenganako | biarenganako | bienganako |
inanim. | bitarako | birako | bietarako | |
ablative | anim. | birengandik | biarengandik | biengandik |
inanim. | bitatik | bitik | bietatik | |
partitive | birik | — | — | |
prolative | bitzat | — | — |
bi
From Old Norse bý, from Proto-Germanic *bijō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰey-. Cognate with English bee.
bi c (singular definite bien, plural indefinite bier)
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | bi | bien | bier | bierne |
genitive | bis | biens | biers | biernes |
Borrowed from Middle Low German bī, from Proto-Germanic *bi (“near, around”). Related to English by and German bei.
bi
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
bi
Clipping of biseksueel.
bi (invariable, comparative meer bi, superlative meest bi)
bi (colloquial)
Declension of bi (irregular)
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bi m or f by sense (plural bis)
bi (invariable)
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
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bi (strong nominative masculine singular bier, not comparable)
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bi f (invariable)
bi
From Old Saxon bī, from Proto-Germanic *bi.
bi
preposition | bi |
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postpositional adv. | bi |
+ her (hither) | — |
+ düt (this) | hierbi |
+ dat (that) | dorbi |
+ wat (what) | wobi |
+ wat (something) | enerwegens bi |
+ nix (nothing) | nargens bi |
+ allens (everything) | överall bi |
bi
bi
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From Old Dutch bi, from Proto-West Germanic *bī.
bi
bi
bi
bi
From Proto-West Germanic *bī (“near, by, around, about”).
bī
From Proto-West Germanic *bī, from Proto-Germanic *bi, whence also Old English bi.
bī
From Proto-West Germanic *bī, whence also Old English bi.
bī
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
bi (discourse, Perso-Arabic spelling بیۡ)
bi (invariable)
bi m or f by sense (plural bis)
bi f (plural bis)
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bi
bi (past bha, future bidh, verbal noun bhith)
singular | plural | ||||||||
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first | second | third m/f | first | second | third | ||||
independent | present | tha mi | tha thu | tha e/i | tha sinn | tha sibh | tha iad | ||
past | bha mi | bha thu | bha e/i | bha sinn | bha sibh | bha iad | |||
future | simple | bidh mi | bidh tu | bidh e/i | bidh sinn | bidh sibh | bidh iad | ||
emphatic | bithidh mi | bithidh tu | bithidh e/i | bithidh sinn | bithidh sibh | bithidh iad | |||
conditional | simple | bhithinn | bhiodh tu | bhiodh e/i | bhiodh sinn bhiomaid |
bhiodh sibh | bhiodh iad | ||
emphatic | bhitheadh tu | bhitheadh e/i | bhitheadh sinn bhitheamaid |
bhitheadh sibh | bhitheadh iad | ||||
negative | present | chan eil mi | chan eil thu | chan eil e/i | chan eil sinn | chan eil sibh | chan eil iad | ||
past | cha robh mi | cha robh thu | cha robh e/i | cha robh sinn | cha robh sibh | cha robh iad | |||
future | cha bhi mi | cha bhi thu | cha bhi e/i | cha bhi sinn | cha bhi sibh | cha bhi iad | |||
conditional | simple | cha bhithinn | cha bhiodh tu | cha bhiodh e/i | cha bhiodh sinn cha bhiomaid |
cha bhiodh sibh | cha bhiodh iad | ||
emphatic | cha bhitheadh tu | cha bhitheadh e/i | cha bhitheadh sinn cha bhitheamaid |
cha bhitheadh sibh | cha bhitheadh iad | ||||
affirmative interrogative |
present | a bheil mi? | a bheil thu? | a bheil e/i? | a bheil sinn? | a bheil sibh? | a bheil iad? | ||
past | an robh mi? | an robh thu? | an robh e/i? | an robh sinn? | an robh sibh? | an robh iad? | |||
future | am bi mi? | am bi thu? | am bi e/i? | am bi sinn? | am bi sibh? | am bi iad? | |||
conditional | simple | am bithinn? | am biodh tu? | am biodh e/i? | am biodh sinn? am biomaid? |
am biodh sibh? | am biodh iad? | ||
emphatic | am bitheadh tu? | am bitheadh e/i? | am bitheadh sinn am bitheamaid? |
am bitheadh sibh? | am bitheadh iad? | ||||
negative interrogative |
present | nach eil mi? | nach eil thu? | nach eil e/i? | nach eil sinn? | nach eil sibh? | nach eil iad? | ||
past | nach robh mi? | nach robh thu? | nach robh e/i? | nach robh sinn? | nach robh sibh? | nach robh iad? | |||
future | nach bi mi? | nach bi thu? | nach bi e/i? | nach bi sinn? | nach bi sibh? | nach bi iad? | |||
conditional | simple | nach bithinn? | nach biodh tu? | nach biodh e/i? | nach biodh sinn? nach biomaid? |
nach biodh sibh? | nach biodh iad? | ||
emphatic | nach bitheadh tu? | nach bitheadh e/i? | nach bitheadh sinn? nach bitheamaid? |
nach bitheadh sibh? | nach bitheadh iad? | ||||
relative future | simple | (a) bhios mi | (a) bhios tu | (a) bhios e/i | (a) bhios sinn | (a) bhios sibh | (a) bhios iad | ||
emphatic | (a) bhitheas mi | (a) bhitheas tu | (a) bhitheas e/i | (a) bhitheas sinn | (a) bhitheas sibh | (a) bhitheas iad | |||
imperative | simple | bitheam | bi | biodh e/i | biomaid | bithibh | biodh iad | ||
emphatic | bitheadh e/i | bitheamaid | bitheadh iad | ||||||
verbal noun | a bhith |
Impersonal forms can be found at Template:gd-conj-thathar.
singular | plural | ||||||
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first | second | third m/f | first | second | third | ||
independent | present | is mi | is tu | is e/i | is sinn | is sibh | is iad |
past | bu mhi | bu tu | b' e/i | bu sinn | bu sibh | b' iad | |
conditional | |||||||
negative | present | cha mhi | cha tu | chan e/i | cha sinn | cha sibh | chan iad |
past | cha bu mhi | cha bu tu | cha b' e/i | cha bu sinn | cha bu sibh | cha b' iad | |
conditional | |||||||
affirmative interrogative |
present | am mi? | an tu? | an e/i? | an sinn? | an sibh? | an iad? |
past | am bu mhi? | am bu tu? | am b' e/i? | am bu sinn? | am bu sibh? | am b' iad? | |
conditional | |||||||
Negative interrogative |
present | nach mi? | nach tu? | nach e/i? | nach sinn? | nach sibh? | nach iad? |
past | nach bu mhi? | nach bu tu? | nach b' e/i? | nach bu sinn? | nach bu sibh? | nach b' iad? | |
conditional |
Present | Past | Future | Conditional | |
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Independent | thathar, thatar, thathas1 | bhathar, bhatar, bhathas1 | bithear, bitear, bitheas1 | bhite(adh), bhithist(e)1 |
Negative | chan eilear, chan eileas1 | cha robhar, cha robhas1 | cha bithear, cha bitear, cha bitheas1 | cha bhite(adh), cha bhithist(e)1 |
Affirmative interrogative | am beilear? am beileas?1 a bheilear? a bheileas?1 |
an robhar? an robhas?1 | am bithear? am biteas?1 | am bite(adh)? am bithist(e)?1 |
Negative interrogative | nach eilear? nach eileas?1 | nach robhar? nach robhas?1 | nach bithear? nach bitear? nach bitheas?1 | nach bite(adh)? nach bithist(e)?1 |
1 Lewis dialect form
bi
From Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́ɪ̀.
-bí
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
bi (invariable)
From Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́ɪ̀.
-bí
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 |
From Old Swedish bī, bȳ, from Old Norse bý, from Proto-Germanic *bijō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰī-.
bi n
bi
bi (not comparable)
Borrowed from English bee, the English name of the letter B/b. Ultimately from Latin bē. Doublet of be.
bi (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒ)
From Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́ɪ̀.
-bi (declinable)
Noun class | indefinite | definite | ||
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singular | plural | singular | plural | |
1/2 | mubi | babi | omubi | ababi |
3/4 | mubi | mibi | omubi | emibi |
5/6 | libi | mabi | eribi | amabi |
7/8 | kibi | bibi | ekibi | ebibi |
9/10 | mbi | mbi | embi | embi |
11/10 | rubi | orubi | ||
12/14 | kabi | bubi | akabi | obubi |
13 | tubi | otubi | ||
14/6 | bubi | mabi | obubi | amabi |
15/6 | kubi | okubi | ||
16 | habi | ahabi |
Borrowed from French bille (“marble, ball”).
(classifier cục, hòn, viên) bi
Probably from French bille (“tree log, trunk”).
(classifier cái) bi
bi
bi
bi f (plural biau)
This word cannot be mutated.
From Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́ɪ̀.
-bí
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 |
bí
bí
bí
bí
bí
bí
Cognate with Igala bí (“to give birth to”)
bí
bí
Likely cognate with Igala bi (“to beg for; to pray for”)
bi
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bi
bì
bi
bì
bi
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), Phake ပီ (pī), Ahom 𑜆𑜣 (pī), Bouyei bil.
bi (Sawndip forms 𭯌 or 𭽨 or 𭙂, 1957–1982 spelling bi)
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
bi (1957–1982 spelling bi)
From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ɓuu, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pru(w). Cognates include Mandarin 胞 (bāo, “womb”).
bí
From Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́ɪ̀.
-bí
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 |