bise

See also: Bise, bisé, bìse, bìsè, and bísè

English

Noun

bise (countable and uncountable, plural bises)

  1. Alternative form of bice (blue pigment)
  2. A cold, dry, northerly wind in France, Switzerland, etc.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for bise in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /biz/
  • Audio (France)(file)
  • Homophones: bisent, bises

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Germanic.

Noun

bise f (plural bises)

  1. north wind; northeasterly (wind)

Etymology 2

From biser.

Noun

bise f (plural bises)

  1. kiss (non-romantic kiss on the cheek)

Etymology 3

Inflected forms.

Adjective

bise

  1. feminine singular of bis

Further reading

Portuguese

Verb

bise

  1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of bisar
  2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of bisar
  3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of bisar
  4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of bisar

Spanish

Noun

bise m (plural bises)

  1. encore

Verb

bise

  1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of bisar.
  2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of bisar.
  3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of bisar.
  4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of bisar.

Venetian

Noun

bise

  1. plural of bisa
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