Bæ - Wiktionary

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bae", Appendix:Variations of "ba", and Appendix:Variations of "be"

Danish

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Etymology

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From an onomatopoeia expressing disgust.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bɛː/, [b̥ɛːˀ]

Noun

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 n (singular definite bæet, not used in plural form)

  1. (childish) poop, faeces, crap (See Thesaurus:feces)

Declension

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neutergender singular
indefinite definite
nominative bæet
genitive bæs bæets

Noun

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 c (singular definite bæen, plural indefinite bæer)

  1. turd (a piece of excrement)

Inflection

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commongender singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bæen bæer bæerne
genitive bæs bæens bæers bæernes

References

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  • “bæ” in Den Danske Ordbog

Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /paiː/
  • Rhymes: -aiː

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from English bye.

Interjection

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  1. (informal) bye, goodbye Synonyms: bless; bless bless; vertu bless; vertu blessaður; vertu sæll; (very informal) bæjó; sjáumst
Usage notes
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is a relatively informal greeting, but very common. Bless or vertu sæll should be used in more formal situations.

The use of and (corresponding to English hi and bye) was commonly frowned upon by older speakers well into the 2000s.

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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  1. inflection of bær:
    1. indefinite accusative singular
    2. indefinite dative singular

Ligurian

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Etymology

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Onomatopoeic

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bɛː/

Noun

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 m (plural )

  1. (zoology) lamb
  2. (onomatopoeia) The characteristic cry or bleating of a sheep; baa

See also

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  • pêgoa

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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Imitative (lydord)

Interjection

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  1. baa (bleat of a sheep)

References

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  • “bæ” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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Imitative (lydord)

Interjection

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  1. baa (bleat of a sheep)

References

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  • “bæ” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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