biesse

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Walloon biesse.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bjɛs/
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Noun

biesse m or f (plural biesses, masculine biesse)

  1. (Belgium, somewhat humorous) dummy, nitwit, nincompoop

Adjective

biesse

  1. (Belgium, somewhat humorous) not bright, dumdum

Lule Sami

Etymology 1

From Proto-Samic *peasē.

Noun

biesse

  1. nest
Inflection
Even e-stem, ss-s gradation
Nominative biesse
Genitive biese
Singular Plural
Nominative biesse biese
Accusative biesev biesijt
Genitive biese biesij
Illative bässáj biesijda
Inessive biesen biesijn
Elative bieses biesijs
Comitative biesijn biesij
Abessive biesedagá
biesedagi
biesijdagá
biesijdagi
Essive biessen
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person bässám bässáma bässáma
2nd person bässát bässáda bässáda
3rd person biesses biesseska biessesa
Further reading
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Etymology 2

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Noun

biesˈse

  1. beech bark
Inflection
Even e-stem, sˈs-ss gradation
Nominative biesˈse
Genitive biesse
Singular Plural
Nominative biesˈse biesse
Accusative biessev biessijt
Genitive biesse biessij
Illative bäsˈsáj biessijda
Inessive biessen biessijn
Elative biesses biessijs
Comitative biessijn biessij
Abessive biessedagá
biessedagi
biessijdagá
biessijdagi
Essive biesˈsen
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person bäsˈsám bäsˈsáma bäsˈsáma
2nd person bäsˈsát bäsˈsáda bäsˈsáda
3rd person biesˈses biesˈseska biesˈsesa
Further reading
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Pite Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *peasē.

Noun

biesse

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Inflection

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Further reading

  • biesse in Bidumsáme Báhkogirrje (Pite Sami word list)
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Walloon

Etymology

From Old French beste, from Classical Latin bēstia (beast).

Pronunciation

Noun

biesse f (plural biesses)

  1. animal

Adjective

biesse (masculine and feminine, plural biesses)

  1. stupid