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bij

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Translingual

Symbol

bij

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Kwanka.

See also

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *būnja, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (“to grow”) (compare Ancient Greek φύω (phúō), Old Armenian բուսանիմ (busanim, “to plant, germinate”), Sanskrit भुवन (bhúvana, “existence”).

Verb

bij (aorist biva, participle birë)

  1. to sprout, grow out

Synonyms

Derived terms

Czech

Pronunciation

Verb

bij

  1. second-person singular imperative of bít

Dutch

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɛi̯/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: bij
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch bi, from Old Dutch bī, from Proto-West Germanic *bī, from Proto-Germanic *bi.

Preposition

bij

  1. at, with
    Bij ons is het altijd feest. ― With us it's always a party.
  2. by, close to
    Ik woon in een hutje bij de zee. ― I live in a little hut by the sea.
  3. to, towards
    Kom bij mij! ― Come to me!
  4. (obsolete) by, through, by means of, through the action or presence of
Declension
More information preposition, postpositional adv. ...
preposition bij
postpositional adv. bij
+ het (it) erbij
+ dit (this) hierbij
+ dat (that) daarbij
+ wat (what) waarbij
+ iets (something) ergens bij
+ niets (nothing) nergens bij
+ alles (everything) overal bij
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Pronominal adverbs of bij
Alternative forms
  • (obsolete) by
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Jersey Dutch: bai
  • Negerhollands: bi, bie
  • Petjo: bij
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: bi

Adverb

bij

  1. alongside, with
  2. in order to adjust or improve
Alternative forms
  • (obsolete) by
Derived terms

Adjective

bij (used only predicatively, not comparable)

  1. caught up, not lagging behind
    Eerst leek hij te langzaam, maar nu is hij weer bij. ― First he seemed too slow, but now he has caught up again.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch bië, from Old Dutch *bīa, from Proto-Germanic *bijō.

Noun

bij f (plural bijen, diminutive bijtje n)

  1. bee, insect of the clade Anthophila
Alternative forms
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: by
  • Jersey Dutch: bāi

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

Verb

bij

  1. second-person singular imperative of biś

Polish

Pronunciation

Verb

bij

  1. second-person singular imperative of bić

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian bē, from Proto-Germanic *bijō.

Pronunciation

Noun

bij c (plural bijen, diminutive bijke)

  1. bee

Further reading

  • “bij”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

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