baie
See also: Bäie
Afrikaans
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Malay banyak (“many; very”), likely combining the influence of the unrelated Low German bannig (“very”).
Pronunciation
editAdverb
editbaie
Determiner
editbaie
- (with positive polarity, when not modified by adverbs) many, much, a lot of
- Daar is baie besoekers op die mark.
- There are many visitors at the market.
- Sy koop baie tydskrifte in die kiosk.
- She is buying a lot of magazines at the news stand.
- In die winter stroom baie water die vlei in.
- A lot of water is flowing into the valley in winter.
Synonyms
edit- veel (less common, more or less in complementary distribution)
Pronoun
editbaie
- (with positive polarity, when not modified by adverbs) a lot, much
- Ons het baie gehad om te bespreek.
- We had a lot to discuss.
Synonyms
edit- veel (less common, more or less in complementary distribution)
French
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editNoun
editbaie f (plural baies)
Derived terms
editDescendants
editEtymology 2
editUncertain; probably from Late Latin baia, ultimately from Iberian.
Noun
editbaie f (plural baies)
- bay (body of water)
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- → Spanish: bahía (see there for further descendants)
Etymology 3
editAdjective
editbaie
Etymology 4
editFrom bayer.
Alternative forms
edit- baye ((verbal forms only))
Verb
editbaie
- inflection of bayer:
Noun
editbaie f (plural baies)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “baie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editbaie f pl
Noun
editbaie f
Anagrams
editNorman
editEtymology
editUncertain; probably from Late Latin baia.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbaie f (plural baies)
Romanian
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Proto-Slavic *baňa, from Latin baneum (plural banea), variant of balneum.
A direct inheritance from Latin would rather have resulted in *bâie. Compare râie, tămâie < arānea, *thymānea.
Noun
editbaie f (plural băi)
Declension
editDeclension of baie
Derived terms
editSee also
editEtymology 2
editBorrowed from Hungarian bánya, from Proto-Slavic *baňa.
Noun
editbaie f (plural băi)
- (Transylvania, Moldavia (region), Banat) mine, quarry
Declension
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