bees

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbiːz/ Rhymes: -iːz === Noun === bees plural of bee ==== See also ==== Appendix:Animals Appendix:English collective nouns === Anagrams === BSEE, EBEs, SEbE == Afrikaans == === Etymology === From Dutch beest, from Middle Dutch beeste, from Old French beste, from Latin bēstia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɪəs/ === Noun === bees (plural beeste) cow, ox (bovine, esp. of a domesticated species) brute ==== Derived terms ==== beesvleis wildebees == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /beːs/ Hyphenation: bees Rhymes: -eːs === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from French baise. ==== Noun ==== bees f (plural bezen, diminutive bezeke n) (Brabant) kiss === Etymology 2 === From Middle Dutch bese (“berry”). Variant of bes. ==== Noun ==== bees f (plural bezen, diminutive bezeke n) (Brabant) candy berry === References === [1] == Finnish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbeːs/, [ˈbe̞ːs̠] Rhymes: -eːs Syllabification(key): bees Hyphenation(key): bees === Noun === bees alternative form of beesi ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== bees-värinen (adjective) == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈbe.eːs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈbɛː.es] === Verb === beēs second-person singular present active subjunctive of beō == Middle English == === Noun === bees plural of bee == Pennsylvania German == === Etymology === Compare German böse. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /beːs/ === Adjective === bees angry offended mean == Plautdietsch == === Adjective === bees evil, wicked