biet

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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

Noun

biet f (plural bieten, diminutive bietje n)

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

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: beet
  • → Indonesian: beet

Further reading

German

Pronunciation

Verb

biet

  1. singular imperative of bieten
  2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of bieten

Luxembourgish

Verb

biet

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

Maltese

Root
b-j-t
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic بَاتَ (bāta).

Pronunciation

Verb

biet (imperfect jbit, past participle mibjut)

  1. to spend the night, to stay overnight

Conjugation

    Conjugation of biet
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m bitt bitt biet bitna bittu bietu
f bietet
imperfect m nbit tbit jbit nbitu tbitu jbitu
f tbit
imperative bit bitu

Romanian

Etymology

Unknown. Most probably from Latin vetus (in which case it is related to bătrân (“old”)), via the sense of 'poor old'. Perhaps semantically influenced by Slavic *bědьnъ (“poor”), if not entirely derived from it. Compare Italian vieto (“old”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

biet (nominative 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 later, non-classical Volapük only

See also

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia