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Afrikaans
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Malay banyak ( “ many; very ” ) , likely combining the influence of the unrelated Low German bannig ( “ very ” ) .
Pronunciation
Adverb
baie
very , much
Haar baas is baie lelik. Her boss is very ugly.
Determiner
baie
( with positive polarity, when not modified by adverbs ) many , much , a lot of
Daar is baie besoekers op die mark. There are many visitors at the market.
Sy koop baie tydskrifte in die kiosk. She is buying a lot of magazines at the news stand.
In die winter stroom baie water die vlei in. A lot of water is flowing into the valley in winter.
Synonyms
veel ( less common, more or less in complementary distribution )
Pronoun
baie
( with positive polarity, when not modified by adverbs ) a lot , much
Ons het baie gehad om te bespreek. We had a lot to discuss.
Synonyms
veel ( less common, more or less in complementary distribution )
French
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Latin baca .
Noun
baie f (plural baies )
( botany ) berry
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
Uncertain; probably from Late Latin baia , ultimately from Iberian .
Noun
baie f (plural baies )
bay (body of water)
Derived terms
Descendants
→ Spanish: bahía (see there for further descendants )
Etymology 3
Inherited from Latin badia .
Adjective
baie
feminine singular of bai
Etymology 4
From bayer .
Alternative forms
baye ( (verbal forms only) )
Verb
baie
inflection of bayer :
first / third-person singular present indicative / subjunctive
second-person singular imperative
Noun
baie f (plural baies )
picture window
Derived terms
Further reading
Italian
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈba.je/
Rhymes: -aje
Hyphenation: bà‧ie
Adjective
baie f pl
feminine plural of baio
Noun
baie f
plural of baia
Anagrams
Norman
Etymology
Uncertain; probably from Late Latin baia .
Pronunciation
Noun
baie f (plural baies )
( Jersey , geography ) bay
Romanian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *baňa , from Latin baneum (plural banea ), variant of balneum .
A direct inheritance from Latin would rather have resulted in *bâie . Compare râie , tămâie < arānea , *thymānea .
Noun
baie f (plural băi )
bathroom
bath (act of bathing), bathtub
Declension
Declension of baie
singular
plural
indefinite articulation
definite articulation
indefinite articulation
definite articulation
nominative/accusative
(o) baie
baia
(niște) băi
băile
genitive/dative
(unei) băi
băii
(unor) băi
băilor
vocative
baie , baio
băilor
Derived terms
See also
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Hungarian bánya , from Proto-Slavic *baňa .
Noun
baie f (plural băi )
( Transylvania , Moldavia (region), Banat ) mine , quarry
Declension
Declension of baie
singular
plural
indefinite articulation
definite articulation
indefinite articulation
definite articulation
nominative/accusative
(o) baie
baia
(niște) băi
băile
genitive/dative
(unei) băi
băii
(unor) băi
băilor
vocative
baie , baio
băilor