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Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from French baie, from Latin bāca.
Pronunciation
Noun
baia f (plural baies)
- berry (small fruit)
Further reading
Chibcha
Pronunciation
Noun
baia
- Alternative form of bahaia
References
- Gómez Aldana D. F., Análisis morfológico del Vocabulario 158 de la Biblioteca Nacional de Colombia. Grupo de Investigación Muysccubun. 2013.
- Quesada Pacheco, Miguel Ángel. 1991. El vocabulario mosco de 1612. En estudios de Lingüística Chibcha. Programa de investigación del departamento de lingüística de la Universidad de Costa Rica. Serie Anual Tomo X San José (Costa Rica). Universidad de Costa Rica.
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈba.ja/
- Rhymes: -aja
- Hyphenation: bà‧ia
Etymology 1
Deverbal from an obsolete verb baiare.
Noun
baia f (plural baie) (uncommon)
- mockery, teasing
- Synonyms: beffa, canzonatura, presa in giro
- trifle, whiffle, bagatelle
- Synonyms: bagattella, inezia
Descendants
Etymology 2
Borrowed from French baille, from Late Latin baiula [aquae] (“carrier ”), from a feminine form of Latin baiulus (“carrier, porter”).
Noun
baia f (plural baie)
- a washtub for clothes, formerly used on ships
Etymology 3
Borrowed from French baie, of uncertain origin.
Noun
baia f (plural baie)
- (geography) bay (body of water)
- Synonyms: cala, golfo, insenatura
Etymology 4
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
baia
- feminine singular of baio
Further reading
- baia1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- baia2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- baia3 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Kimbundu ribaia (“board”).[1][2][3][4]
Pronunciation
Noun
baia f (plural baias)
- a bail in a horse stall
- a horse stall (compartment for a horses)
- Synonym: box
- (by extension) cubicle (a small separate part or one of the compartments of a room)
References
- ^ “baia”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- ^ “baia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
- ^ “baia”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- ^ “baia”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
Romanian
Pronunciation
Noun
baia f
- definite nominative singular of baie: the bathroom
- definite accusative singular of baie: the bathroom