biet

See also: biết and biệt

Danish

Verb

biet

  1. past participle of bie

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bete, from Latin bēta.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bit/
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  • Hyphenation: biet
  • Rhymes: -it
  • Homophone: bied

Noun

biet f (plural bieten, diminutive bietje n)

  1. beet, plant or tuber of the genus Beta, esp. Beta vulgaris

Derived terms

Luxembourgish

Verb

biet

  1. inflection of bieden:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person plural present indicative
    3. second-person singular and plural imperative

Romanian

Etymology

Uncertain. Most probably from Latin vetus, taking the meaning of "poor old" (cf. also bătrân (“old”)). Another possible origin is from the Slavic bĕdinŭ. Compare Italian vieto.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bjet/

Adjective

biet m or n (feminine singular biată, masculine plural bieți, feminine and neuter plural biete)

  1. poor, unhappy, sad
    Bietul băiat! ― Poor boy!

Usage notes

Unlike most adjectives, biet can only be used before the noun it modifies.

Declension
declension of biet
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative		 indefinite biet biată bieți biete
definite bietul biata bieții bietele
genitive/
dative		 indefinite biet biete bieți biete
definite bietului bietei bieților bietelor

Swedish

Noun

biet

  1. definite singular of bi

Volapük

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /biˈet/

Noun

biet (plural biets)

  1. bitterness

Declension
declension of biet
singular plural
nominative biet biets
genitive bieta bietas
dative biete bietes
accusative bieti bietis
vocative 1 o biet! o biets!
predicative 2 bietu bietus
  • 1 status as a case is disputed
  • 2 in some later, non-classical Volapük only

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