bise

Etymology 1

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French bise.

Further reading

• “bise”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• beis, ibes, Ibes, Bies, BIEs, Seib, ISEB, Sibe, EIBs

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biz/

• Audio (France):

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• Homophones: bisent, bises

Etymology 1

From Germanic, from Frankish *bîsi (“covered with clouds”), related to *bisa (“wind from the northeast”), from Proto-Germanic *bī̆s- (“to storm ahead”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyh₂- (“to be afraid, fear”), see also Proto-Germanic *bibāną (“to shiver”).

Compare Walloon bijhe.

Etymology 2

From biser.

Etymology 3

Inflected forms.

Further reading

• “bise”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
• “bise” in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse.
• “bise” in Dico en ligne Le Robert.

Noun

bise f (5th declension)

1. gun, rifle

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀsay.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbisɛ]

Noun

bise (Lontara spelling ᨅᨗᨔᨙ)

1. oar, paddle

Verb

bise

1. inflection of bisar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Etymology 1

See Spanish bis (“encore”).

Etymology 2

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish vice.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbise/ [ˈbiː.sɛ]
• Rhymes: -ise
• Syllabification: bi‧se

Adjective

bise (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜐᜒ)

1. vice (second in command)

   Synonym: pangalawa

Noun

bise (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜐᜒ)

1. (colloquial) assistant; deputy

   Synonym: pangalawa

Further reading

• “bise”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Noun

bise

1. plural of bisa