bian

See also: Bian, bián, biàn, biān, and biǎn

Cornish

Adjective

bian

little, small

Irish

Noun

bian m (genitive singular biain, nominative plural biain)

(literary) pelt, fur

Declension

Declension of bian

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	bian	biain
Vocative	a bhiain	a bhiana
Genitive	biain	bian
Dative	bian	biain

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an bian	na biain
Genitive	an bhiain	na mbian
Dative	leis an mbian don bhian	leis na biain

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bian	bhian	mbian
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Mandarin

Romanization

bian (Zhuyin ˙ㄅㄧㄢ)

Pinyin transcription of 邊, 边

bian

Nonstandard spelling of biān.
Nonstandard spelling of biǎn.
Nonstandard spelling of biàn.

Usage notes

English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Norman

Alternative forms

bein (Jersey)
byin (continental Normandy)

Etymology

From Old French bien, from Latin bene.

Adverb

bian (comparative mux)

(Guernsey) well

Derived terms

mercie bian (“thank you very much”)

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