bi

Etymology 1

From bisexual.

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /baɪ/
• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter)

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• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Rhymes: -aɪ
• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Homophones: bye, buy, by

Adjective

bi (not comparable)

1. (informal) Bisexual.

   I'm straight, but my oldest sister is bi.

Coordinate terms

• pan, mono

Translations

See also

• bi-

Etymology 2

Mandarin 璧 (bì)

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) enPR: bē,
  (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /biː/
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  Audio (US)

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• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Rhymes: -iː
• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Homophones: b, be, Bea, bee

Noun

bi (plural bi)

1. A type of jade disk produced in ancient China.

See also

• Bi (jade) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• IB, ib.

Etymology

A short form of bijë, from archaic bilë ("daughter, girl").

Interjection

bi

1. A friendly exclamation to a person (female).

   Fol bi, Dritë!

   Speak, therefore, Dritë!

2. An exclamation of surprise (to a female person).

   Bi! Po ç'është kjo?

   Girl! What is this?

   Po ç'është kjo, bi?

   What ist this, girl?

Related terms

• bre
• brez
• pra

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter)

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Numeral

bi

1. two

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): [bì]

Noun

bì

1. bin for grain storage

References

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

Danish Wikipedia has articles on:

bi and Bier

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Etymology

From Old Norse bý, from Proto-Germanic *bijō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰī-.

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Rhymes: -i
• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Rhymes: -iː

Noun

bi c (singular definite bien, plural indefinite bier)

1. bee

Inflection

See also

• hveps c

Verb

bi

1. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) imperative of bie

Etymology

Clipping of biseksueel.

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /bi/
• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter)

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• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Hyphenation: bi
• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Rhymes: -i

Adjective

bi (invariable, comparative meer bi, superlative meest bi)

1. (colloquial) bisexual

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbi/, [ˈbi]
• IPA^(key): /ˈbiː/, [ˈbiː]
• Hyphenation: bi

Noun

bi

1. (colloquial) bi (bisexual)

Declension

Etymology

From bissexuel, or possibly directly from English bi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi/

Noun

bi m or f (plural bis)

1. bi, bisexual person

Adjective

bi (invariable)

1. bi, bisexual

Further reading

• “bi” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): [biː]
• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter)

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Adjective

bi (not comparable)

1. (informal) bi

Romanization

bi

1. Romanization of 𐌱𐌹

Adjective

bi

1. green

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): [ˈbì]

Noun

bi

1. wind

Etymology

From Latin bē (the name of the letter B).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi/
• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Rhymes: -i
• Template:it-stress
• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Hyphenation: bi

Noun

bi f (invariable)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter B.; bee

See also

• (Latin-script letter names) lettera; a, bi, ci, di, e, effe, gi, acca, i, i lunga, kappa, elle, emme, enne, o, pi, cu, erre, esse, ti, u, vu, doppia vu, ics, ipsilon, zeta

Romanization

bi

1. Rōmaji transcription of び
2. Rōmaji transcription of ビ

Etymology

From Sanskrit बीज (bīja), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bíHĵam. Cognate with Konkani बी (bī) and Parachi bīz (“seed-corn”).

Noun

bi

1. a seed
2. semen
3. moth larva

Related terms

• bíyak

Preposition

bi

1. by
2. with

Etymology

From Old Saxon bī, from Proto-Germanic *bi.

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /biː/

Preposition

bi

1. at, with

   Bi us is dat ümmer Feest.

   With us it's always a party.

2. by

   Wi wahnt in en Huus bi de Meer.

   I live in a house by the lake.

3. around, about (often in combination with üm)

   Dat weer üm bi so'n twintig Johr vör.

   It was about twenty years ago.

Inflection

Adverb

bi

1. alongside, with
2. in order to adjust or improve

Romanization

bi

1. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Nonstandard spelling of bī.
2. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Nonstandard spelling of bí.
3. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Nonstandard spelling of bǐ.
4. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Nonstandard spelling of bì.

Usage notes

• 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.

Etymology

From Old Dutch bi, from Proto-Germanic *bi.

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /biː/

Preposition

bi

1. by, near, around
2. beside, alongside
3. at, with
4. among
5. during
6. by (the work of)
7. because of

Descendants

• Dutch: bij
• Limburgish: bie

Adverb

bi

1. by, near, around

Descendants

• Dutch: bij
• Limburgish: bie

Further reading

• “bi (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “bi (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “bi”, in Middelniederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Etymology

From Old English bi, from Proto-Germanic *bi.

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /ˈbiː/

Preposition

bi

1. 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.”

Descendants

• English: by

Verb

bi

1. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) 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.

Noun

bi f

1. (Mooring) bee

Pronoun

bǐ

1. we (first-person plural pronoun)

See also

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bi.

Preposition

bī

1. by, near
2. at, with

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: bi
  • Dutch: bij
  • Limburgish: bie

Further reading

• “bī”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Alternative forms

• be

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bi (“near, by, around, about”), q.v.

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /biː/

Preposition

bī

1. by, near, around, to, in, at, about, with
2. beside

Descendants

• Middle English: bi
  • English: by

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bi, whence also Old English bi.

Preposition

bī

1. by
2. at

Descendants

• Alsatian: bii
• German: bei
• Vilamovian: by
• Yiddish: בײַ‎ (bay)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bi, whence also Old English bi.

Preposition

bī

1. by, near, to
2. beside

Descendants

• Low German: bi, by

Adjective

bi (plural bi, comparable)

1. bisexual (sexually attracted to persons of either sex)

Synonyms

• bissexual

Noun

bi m, f (plural bis)

1. bisexual (bisexual person)

Synonyms

• bissexual

Preposition

bi

1. by

Etymology

From Old Irish bí (imperative singular of at·tá), from Proto-Celtic *buyo-, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-

Verb

bi (past bha, future bidh, verbal noun bhith)

1. be, exist

Inflection

Related terms

• beò

Mutation

See also

• is

References

• “bi” in Edward Dwelly, Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic–English Dictionary, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, 1911, →ISBN.

Verb

bi

1. Template:sh-verb form of
2. Template:sh-verb form of

Etymology

From Proto-Tungusic *bi. Cognate with Evenki би (bi), Manchu ᠪᡳ (bi).

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /bi/

Pronoun

bi

1. I

Adjective

bi (invariable)

1. bi (bisexual)

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *-bí, from Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́ɪ̀.

Adjective

-bí

1. bad
2. evil
3. ugly

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Rhymes: -iː

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish bī, bȳ, from Old Norse bý, from Proto-Germanic *bijō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰī-.

Noun

bi n

1. bee

Usage notes

• 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.

Declension

See also

• bålgeting c
• geting c

Etymology 2

Adjective

bi

1. (informal) bisexual

Etymology 3

Adverb

bi (not comparable)

1. (in some fixed expressions) by

Related terms

• stå någon bi

Etymology

From English bee.

Noun

bi

1. bee

Numeral

bi

1. (cardinal)
   (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Contraction of bir.

Etymology

Borrowed from French bille.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓi˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɪj˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɪj˧˧]

Noun

(classifier cục, hòn, viên) bi

1. a marble (spherical ball)

   bắn bi

   to shoot marbles

2. (billiards, snooker) a ball

   bi cái

   a cue ball

3. (slang) a ball (testicle)

   Á! Dập bi tao rồi!

   Ow! Mah bawlls pahpped!

Derived terms

• bút bi (“ball-point pen”)
• bi cái (“cue ball”)

Conjunction

bi

1. because

Noun

bi

1. The name of the Latin-script letter B.

Mutation

See also

• (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)}

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *-bí, from Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́ɪ̀.

Adjective

-bí

1. bad
2. evil
3. ugly

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Noun

bi

1. water

References

• Ehret, Christopher (2001) A Historical-Comparative Reconstruction of Nilo-Saharan (SUGIA, Sprache und Geschichte in Afrika: Beihefte; 12)‎^[1], Cologne: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN.

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /pi˨˦/
• Tone numbers: bi¹
• Hyphenation: bi

Noun

bi (Sawndip forms 𭯌, 𭽨, 𭙂, old orthography bi)

1. year
2. year old

Synonyms

• nienz

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *-bí, from Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́ɪ̀.

Adjective

-bí

1. bad
2. evil
3. ugly

Inflection

Derived terms

• -bana
• isibi
• okubi
• ububi