bij
See also: bij-
Albanian
Alternative forms
- bîj (Gheg)
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *būnja, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (“to grow”) (compare Ancient Greek φύω (phúō), Old Armenian բուսանիմ (busanim, “to plant, germinate”), Sanskrit भुवन (bhúvana, “existence”).
Synonyms
Derived terms
Dutch
Alternative forms
- by (for the preposition)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɛi̯/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: bij
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯
Etymology 1
From Old Dutch bī, from Proto-Germanic *bi.
Preposition
bij
Inflection
Derived terms
nouns
adverbs
adjectives
verbs
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch bië, from Old Dutch *bīa, from Proto-Germanic *bijō.
Derived terms
- bijenangel
- bijengewas
- bijenhoning
- bijenhouder
- bijenhuif
- bijenkolonie
- bijenkoning
- bijenkoningin
- bijenkorf
- bijensterfte
- bijenvolk
- bijenwas
- bijenwolf
- bijenziekte
- hommelbij
- honingbij
- houtbij
- zandbij
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian bē, from Proto-Germanic *bijō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɛi̯/
Further reading
- “bij”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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