Biene

See also: biene

German

Etymology

From Middle High German bine, from Old High German bini, from Proto-Germanic *biniz, representing an -n- variant of Germanic *bijō. Cognate with Bavarian Bein (“bee”), Old Saxon bini. Compare from *bijō the form Bei(e) in many dialects (Luxembourgish Bei (“bee”), Alemannic Beie (“bee”)).

Pronunciation
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Noun

Biene f (genitive Biene, plural Bienen, diminutive Bienchen n or Bienlein n)

  1. bee
    Biene Maja - (famous children's tale about a bee called Maja)
  2. (colloquial) cute, sexy woman
    flotte Biene - cute, sexy woman

Declension
Declension of Biene
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Biene die Bienen
genitive einer der Biene der Bienen
dative einer der Biene den Bienen
accusative eine die Biene die Bienen

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