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{{also|BYS|byś|Byś|bÿs}}
==English==

===Noun===
{{head|en|noun form}}

# {{plural of|en|by}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=bsy|SBY}}

==Cornish==

===Alternative forms===
* {{l|kw|bes}}

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|kw|[bɪːz]|a=Revived Middle Cornish}}

===Etymology 1===
From {{inh|kw|oco|bit}}, from {{inh|kw|cel-bry-pro|*bɨd}}, from {{inh|kw|cel-pro|*bitus}}.

====Noun====
{{kw-noun|m|r}}

# {{lb|kw|Revived Middle Cornish}} [[world]]

===Etymology 2===

====Noun====
{{kw-noun|m|besyes}}

# [[finger]], [[digit]]

====Mutation====
{{kw-mut-cons|b|ys}}

===Etymology 3===

====Preposition====
{{head|kw|preposition}}

# [[till]], [[until]]

==Czech==

===Pronunciation===
* {{cs-IPA}}

===Verb===
{{head|cs|verb form}}

# {{infl of|cs|být||2|s|cond}}; {{l|en|would}}
#: {{uxi|cs|Chtěl '''bys''' jít s námi?|Would you like to come with us?}}

====Related terms====
{{col-auto|cs|by|bych|bychom|byste}}

==Danish==

===Noun===
{{head|da|noun form|g=c}}

# {{inflection of|da|by||indef|gen|s}}

==Swedish==

===Noun===
{{head|sv|noun form}}

# {{noun form of|sv|by||indef|gen|s}}

==Vilamovian==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|wym|gmh|bitze}}, probably from {{inh|wym|goh|bī}} {{m|goh|ze}}, the latter for which see {{m|de|zu}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|wym|Wym-bys (wersja Józefa Gary).ogg}}

===Conjunction===
{{head|wym|conjunction}}

# [[until]]

==Welsh==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|cy|/bɨːs/|a=cy-N}}
* {{IPA|cy|/biːs/|a=cy-S}}
* {{rhymes|cy|ɨːs|s=1}}

===Etymology 1===
From {{inh|cy|wlm|bys}}, from {{inh|cy|cel-pro|*bistis}} (finger).

[[File:Finger.agr.jpg|thumb|bys]]

====Noun====
{{cy-noun|m|bysedd}}

# {{lb|cy|anatomy}} [[digit]]
## [[finger]]
##: {{syn|cy|bys llaw}}
## [[toe]]
##: {{syn|cy|bys troed}}

=====Derived terms=====
* {{l|cy|bys blaen||index finger}}
* {{l|cy|bys llaw||finger}}
* {{l|cy|bys troed||toe}}
* {{l|cy|byswellt||fingergrass, cocksfoot}}
* {{l|cy|mynegfys||index finger}}
* {{l|cy|uwdfys}}, {{l|cy|bys yr uwd||index finger}}

====Mutation====
{{cy-mut}}

===Etymology 2===

====Noun====
{{head|cy|mutated noun}}

# {{soft mutation of|cy|pys||peas}}

====Mutation====
{{cy-mut|pys}}

===References===
* {{R:cy:GPC}}

==Yola==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|yol|/biːz/}}

===Noun===
{{head|yol|noun form}}

# {{plural of|yol|bye}}
#* {{quote-book|yol|year=1927|chapter=ZONG O DHREE YOLA MYTHENS|line=14|page=131|title=THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD|passage=But aal a '''bys''' do leigh an praat,|translation=But all the '''boys''' do laugh and prate,}}

===References===
* {{R:Browne 1927|page=131}}