bies

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch biese, from Old Dutch *biesa, from Proto-West Germanic *beusu. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bis/ Hyphenation: bies Rhymes: -is === Noun === bies f (plural biezen, diminutive biesje n) a bulrush, club-rush; any of various plants from the genera Scirpus, Schoenoplectus or Bolboschoenus, particularly Schoenoplectus piping (on a seam) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Indonesian: bis == East Central German == === Etymology === Compare German böse. === Adjective === bies (Erzgebirgisch) evil, malicious (Erzgebirgisch) bad, naughty (Erzgebirgisch) angry === Further reading === Hendrik Heidler (11 June 2020), Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch‎[1] (in German), 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 23 == Limburgish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bis/ === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch beeste, from beste, from Old French beste, from Latin bēstia. ==== Noun ==== bies f or n (plural bieste, diminutive bieske) animal, beast cattle pet miser, penny pincher ===== Usage notes ===== Usage in the neuter gender is by conflation with etymology 2, and may be proscribed. === Etymology 2 === From Middle Dutch biese, from Old Dutch *biesa, from Proto-West Germanic *beusu. ==== Noun ==== bies n (plural bieze, diminutive bieske) common reed (Phragmites australis) sedge (Cyperaceae) === References === “bies”, in D'n Dictionair‎[2] (overall work in English, Dutch, and Limburgish), Limburgish Academy, 2007-present == Maltese == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɪːs/ Rhymes: -ɪːs === Etymology 1 === From Arabic بَاسَ (bāsa). ==== Verb ==== bies (imperfect jbus, past participle mibjus, verbal noun bews) to kiss ===== Conjugation ===== === Etymology 2 === From Arabic بَاز (bāz). ==== Noun ==== bies m (plural bisien or bjies or ibies or ibsa) peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) Synonym: bies prim Eurasian hobby (Falco subbuteo) Synonyms: bies sekond, falkett flying gurnard (Dactylopterus volitans) Synonyms: falkun, rondinella, garnaw, ħamiema, pixxi seqer ===== Derived terms ===== == Old Irish == === Verb === bies alternative form of bias == Polish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Polish bies, from Old Ruthenian бѣсъ (běs), from Proto-Slavic *bě̑sъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *baiˀsás (“someone frightening”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰoyh₂-dʰh₁-so-s, from the root *bʰeyh₂- (“to fear”). Compare Lithuanian bai̇̃sas. Expected native form *bias is attested in toponym Biasowice. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbjɛs/ Rhymes: -ɛs Syllabification: bies === Noun === bies m animal (augmentative biesisko) devil, demon, evil spirit Synonyms: czart, czort, diabeł, kaduk, licho ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === === Further reading === bies in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN bies in Polish dictionaries at PWN Wanda Decyk-Zięba, editor (2018-2022), “bies”, in Dydaktyczny Słownik Etymologiczno-historyczny Języka Polskiego [A Didactic, Historical, Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), →ISBN == Serbo-Croatian == === Noun === bies n (Cyrillic spelling биес) obsolete spelling of bijes == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French biais. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbjes/ [ˈbjes] Rhymes: -es Syllabification: bies === Noun === bies m (plural bieses) (textiles) bias ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “bies”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025