biv
Translingual
Symbol
biv
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Southern Birifor terms
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic бꙑвъ (byvŭ), from Proto-Slavic *byvъ (“former”), from *byti (“to be”).
Adjective
biv m or f or n (indeclinable)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
| nominative- accusative |
indefinite | biv | biv | biv | biv | |||
| definite | — | — | — | — | ||||
| genitive- dative |
indefinite | biv | biv | biv | biv | |||
| definite | — | — | — | — | ||||
Further reading
- “biv”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026
Volapük
Etymology
Borrowed from English beaver (beaver > biv).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [biv]
Noun
biv (genitive biva, plural bivs)
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | biv | bivs |
| Genitive | biva | bivas |
| Dative | bive | bives |
| Accusative | bivi | bivis |
| Predicative1 | bivu | bivus |
| Vocative | o biv | o bivs |
- Introduced in Volapük Nulik.
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- bivil
- bivül
- hibiv
- jibiv
Derived terms
- bivahät
- bivem
- bivik