bies

See also: biés, Bies, and Bieś

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch biese.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bis/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: bies
  • Rhymes: -is

Noun

bies f (plural biezen, diminutive biesje n)

  1. rush, sedge (marsh plant) of the genus Schoenoplectus
  2. piping (on a seam)

Derived terms

Maltese

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bɪːs/

Etymology 1

From Arabic بَاسَ‎ (bāsa).

Verb

bies (imperfect jbus)

  1. kiss

Conjugation
conjugation of bies
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person m 3rd person f 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
jien(a) int(i) hu(wa) hi(ja) aħna intom huma
perfect bist bist bies bieset bisna bistu biesu
imperfect nbus tbus jbus tbus nbusu tbusu jbusu
imperative bus bus

Etymology 2

From Arabic بَاز‎ (bāz), an Iranian borrowing.

Noun

bies m

  1. peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus)

Old Irish

Verb

bies

  1. Alternative form of bias

Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *běsъ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bʲɛs/

Noun

bies m anim

  1. (dated) devil, demon

Declension
declension of bies
singular plural
nominative bies biesy
genitive biesa biesów
dative biesowi biesom
accusative biesa biesy
instrumental biesem biesami
locative biesie biesach
vocative biesie biesy

Synonyms

Further reading
  • bies in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

bies n (Cyrillic spelling биес)

  1. Obsolete spelling of bijes
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