Bea
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "bea"
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /biː/
- (Philippines) IPA(key): (spelling pronunciation) /ˈbeɪ.ə/
- Rhymes: -iː, (Philippines) -eɪə
- Homophones: b, be, bee
Proper noun
Bea
- A diminutive of the female given name Beatrice
Translations
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
Shortening of Beatrix or its nativised variant Beatrijs; in some cases it may be a shortening of Beata or Beate, although this name is rather uncommon in Belgium and especially the Netherlands.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Bea f
- a female given name
Derived terms
Hungarian
Etymology
Shortening of Beáta or Beatrix.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Bea
- a female given name
- a diminutive of the female given names Beáta or Beatrix
Declension
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | Bea | Beák |
| accusative | Beát | Beákat |
| dative | Beának | Beáknak |
| instrumental | Beával | Beákkal |
| causal-final | Beáért | Beákért |
| translative | Beává | Beákká |
| terminative | Beáig | Beákig |
| essive-formal | Beaként | Beákként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | Beában | Beákban |
| superessive | Beán | Beákon |
| adessive | Beánál | Beáknál |
| illative | Beába | Beákba |
| sublative | Beára | Beákra |
| allative | Beához | Beákhoz |
| elative | Beából | Beákból |
| delative | Beáról | Beákról |
| ablative | Beától | Beáktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
Beáé | Beáké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
Beáéi | Beákéi |
| Possessive forms of Bea | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | Beám | Beáim |
| 2nd person sing. | Beád | Beáid |
| 3rd person sing. | Beája | Beái |
| 1st person plural | Beánk | Beáink |
| 2nd person plural | Beátok | Beáitok |
| 3rd person plural | Beájuk | Beáik |
Derived terms
- Beácska (diminutive)
Plautdietsch
Pronunciation
Noun
Bea m (plural Beasch)
Spanish
Proper noun
Bea f
- a diminutive of the female given name Beatriz