bij

== Translingual == === Symbol === bij (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Kwanka. === See also === Wiktionary’s coverage of Kwanka terms == Albanian == === Alternative forms === bîj — Gheg === Etymology 1 === 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”). ==== Verb ==== bij (aorist biva, participle birë) to sprout, grow out ===== Synonyms ===== rritem ===== Derived terms ===== mbij ===== Related terms ===== bimë, bisht, bisk === Etymology 2 === See bir and bijë. ==== Noun ==== bij indefinite nominative/accusative plural of bir (“son”) == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈbɪj] Rhymes: -ɪj === Verb === bij second-person singular imperative of bít == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɛi̯/ Hyphenation: bij Rhymes: -ɛi̯ === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch bi, from Old Dutch bī, from Proto-West Germanic *bī, from Proto-Germanic *bi. ==== Preposition ==== bij at, with Bij ons is het altijd feest. ― With us it's always a party. by, close to Ik woon in een hutje bij de zee. ― I live in a little hut by the sea. to, towards Kom bij mij! ― Come to me! (obsolete) by, through, by means of, through the action or presence of ===== Declension ===== ===== Alternative forms ===== (obsolete) by ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Jersey Dutch: bai Negerhollands: bi, bie Petjo: bij Skepi Creole Dutch: bi ==== Adverb ==== bij alongside, with in order to adjust or improve ===== Alternative forms ===== (obsolete) by ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Adjective ==== bij (used only predicatively, not comparable) caught up, not lagging behind Eerst leek hij te langzaam, maar nu is hij weer bij. ― First he seemed too slow, but now he has caught up again. ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle Dutch bië, from Old Dutch *bīa, from Proto-West Germanic *bijā, from Proto-Germanic *bijō. ==== Noun ==== bij f (plural bijen, diminutive bijtje n) bee, insect of the clade Anthophila ===== Alternative forms ===== (obsolete) bije, bye, by ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Afrikaans: by Jersey Dutch: bāi == Lower Sorbian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [bʲij] === Verb === bij second-person singular imperative of biś == Polish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbij/ Rhymes: -ij Syllabification: bij === Verb === bij second-person singular imperative of bić == West Frisian == === Etymology === From Old Frisian bē, from Proto-West Germanic *bijā. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɛi̯/ === Noun === bij c (plural bijen, diminutive bijke) bee ==== Further reading ==== “bij”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011