Bia

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bia"

Translingual

Wikispecies

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Βία (Bía, literally “Force”).

Proper noun

Bia f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Nymphalidae – certain brush-footed butterflies.

English

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek Βία (Bía, literally “Force”).

Proper noun

Bia

  1. (Greek mythology) The goddess and personification of force.
Translations

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Bia

  1. Synonym of Akabea.

Anagrams

Hunsrik

Alternative forms

  • Pia (Altenhofen spelling)
  • pia (Wiesemann spelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese pia.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpiːa/
  • Rhymes: -iːa
  • Syllabification: Bi‧a

Noun

Bia f (plural Bias)

  1. sink (basin used for holding water for washing)

References

  1. ^ Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Bia”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 24, column 2

Italian

Etymology

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Proper noun

Bia m or f by sense

  1. a surname

Further reading

Plautdietsch

Noun

Bia f (plural Biaren)

  1. pillowcase
  2. slipcover

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbi.ɐ/

  • Rhymes: -iɐ
  • Hyphenation: Bi‧a

Proper noun

Bia f

  1. a diminutive of the female given name Bianca
  2. a diminutive of the female given name Beatriz
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