biet

== Danish == === Verb === biet past participle of bie == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bit/ Hyphenation: biet Rhymes: -it Homophones: beat, bied, biedt === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch bete, from Latin bēta. ==== Alternative forms ==== beet ==== Noun ==== biet f (plural bieten, diminutive bietje n) beet, beetroot plant or tuber of the genus Beta, esp. Beta vulgaris ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Afrikaans: beet → Indonesian: bit ==== Further reading ==== biet on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl === Etymology 2 === From southern and eastern dialectal bieten (see Low German bieten (“to bite”)), a variant of bijten (“to bite”). Compare English bit, German bisschen and standard Dutch beetje. ==== Adverb ==== een biet (dialectal) a bit ===== Usage notes ===== Also used in standard Dutch, albeit exclusively in the combination geen biet (“not a bit”), preceded by a verb that indicates an interest in something; see the usage example. ==== Noun ==== biet m (plural bieten, diminutive bietje n) (dialectal) small amount ===== Descendants ===== Afrikaans: bietjie == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /biːt/ Homophone: Beat === Verb === biet singular imperative of bieten (colloquial) first-person singular present of bieten == Luxembourgish == === Verb === biet inflection of bieden: third-person singular present indicative second-person plural present indicative second-person singular/plural imperative == Maltese == === Etymology === Inherited from Arabic بَاتَ (bāta). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɪːt/ Rhymes: -ɪːt === Verb === biet (imperfect jbit, past participle mibjut) to spend the night, to stay overnight ==== Conjugation ==== == Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bi͜yːt/ === Verb === bīet third-person singular present indicative of bēatan == Romanian == === Etymology === Probably from Latin vetus (in which case it is related to bătrân (“old”)), via the extended sense of something old being in a 'poor condition'. Perhaps semantically influenced by Slavic *bědьnъ (“poor”), if not entirely derived from it. Compare Italian vieto (“old”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bjet/ === Adjective === biet m or n (feminine singular biată, masculine plural bieți, feminine/neuter plural biete) poor, unhappy, sad Bietul băiat! ― Poor boy! ==== Usage notes ==== Unlike most adjectives, biet can only be used before the noun it modifies. ==== Declension ==== == Swedish == === Noun === biet definite singular of bi == Volapük == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /biˈet/ === Noun === biet (genitive bieta, plural biets) bitterness ==== Declension ==== === See also === bied