biesse

biesse

French

Etymology

    Borrowed from Walloon biesse.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /bjɛs/
    • Audio (France (Vosges)):(file)
    • Audio (France (Brétigny-sur-Orge)):(file)

    Noun

    biesse m or f (plural biesses, masculine biesse)

    1. (Belgium, somewhat humorous) dummy, nitwit, nincompoop

    Adjective

    biesse

    1. (Belgium, somewhat humorous) not bright, dumdum

    Lule Sami

    Etymology 1

    From Proto-Samic *peasē.

    Noun

    biesse

    1. nest
    Inflection
    Even e-stem, ss-s gradation
    Nominative biesse
    Genitive biese
    Singular Plural
    Nominative biesse biese
    Accusative biesev biesijt
    Genitive biese biesij
    Illative bässáj biesijda
    Inessive biesen biesijn
    Elative bieses biesijs
    Comitative biesijn biesij
    Abessive biesedagá
    biesedagi
    biesijdagá
    biesijdagi
    Essive biessen
    Possessive forms
    Singular Dual Plural
    1st person bässám bässáma bässáma
    2nd person bässát bässáda bässáda
    3rd person biesses biesseska biessesa
    Further reading
    • Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

    Etymology 2

    (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

    Noun

    biesˈse

    1. beech bark
    Inflection
    Even e-stem, sˈs-ss gradation
    Nominative biesˈse
    Genitive biesse
    Singular Plural
    Nominative biesˈse biesse
    Accusative biessev biessijt
    Genitive biesse biessij
    Illative bäsˈsáj biessijda
    Inessive biessen biessijn
    Elative biesses biessijs
    Comitative biessijn biessij
    Abessive biessedagá
    biessedagi
    biessijdagá
    biessijdagi
    Essive biesˈsen
    Possessive forms
    Singular Dual Plural
    1st person bäsˈsám bäsˈsáma bäsˈsáma
    2nd person bäsˈsát bäsˈsáda bäsˈsáda
    3rd person biesˈses biesˈseska biesˈsesa
    Further reading
    • Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

    Pite Sami

    Etymology

    From Proto-Samic *peasē.

    Noun

    biesse

    1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

    Inflection

    This noun needs an inflection-table template.

    Further reading

    • biesse in Bidumsáme Báhkogirrje (Pite Sami word list)
    • Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[3], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

    Walloon

    Etymology

    From Old French beste, from Classical Latin bēstia (beast).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /bjɛs/

    Noun

    biesse f (plural biesses)

    1. animal

    Adjective

    biesse (masculine and feminine, plural biesses)

    1. stupid