bisig
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *bisīg (“diligent, zealous, busy”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbi.sij/, [ˈbi.zij]
Adjective
bisiġ
Declension
Declension of bisiġ — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | bisiġ | bisiġ | bisiġ |
| Accusative | bisiġne | bisiġe | bisiġ |
| Genitive | bisiġes | bisiġre | bisiġes |
| Dative | bisiġum | bisiġre | bisiġum |
| Instrumental | bisiġe | bisiġre | bisiġe |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | bisiġe | bisiġa, bisiġe | bisiġ |
| Accusative | bisiġe | bisiġa, bisiġe | bisiġ |
| Genitive | bisiġra | bisiġra | bisiġra |
| Dative | bisiġum | bisiġum | bisiġum |
| Instrumental | bisiġum | bisiġum | bisiġum |
Declension of bisiġ — Weak
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | bisiġa | bisiġe | bisiġe |
| Accusative | bisiġan | bisiġan | bisiġe |
| Genitive | bisiġan | bisiġan | bisiġan |
| Dative | bisiġan | bisiġan | bisiġan |
| Instrumental | bisiġan | bisiġan | bisiġan |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | bisiġan | bisiġan | bisiġan |
| Accusative | bisiġan | bisiġan | bisiġan |
| Genitive | bisiġra, bisiġena | bisiġra, bisiġena | bisiġra, bisiġena |
| Dative | bisiġum | bisiġum | bisiġum |
| Instrumental | bisiġum | bisiġum | bisiġum |
Derived terms
Descendants
- Middle English: bisy, bysy, bisie, bysie, bisi, bysi, bysye, bisiȝ, besi, besy, besie, besye, busy, busi, busie
Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *bisəʀ (“hard; firm”). Compare Pangasinan bisel (“hard; harden”) / biskeg (“strength, power, might, force”), Hanunoo bisog (“strength; speed”), Cebuano bisog (“strenuous”), and Maranao biseg (“work hard; exert great energy”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈbisiɡ/ [ˈbiː.sɪɡ̚]
- Rhymes: -isiɡ
- Syllabification: bi‧sig
Noun
bisig (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜐᜒᜄ᜔)
Derived terms
- bisig ng batas
- kabisig
- kapit-bisig
See also
Further reading
- “bisig”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Serrano-Laktaw, Pedro (1914) Diccionario tagálog-hispano, Ateneo de Manila, page 135.
- Daluz, Eusebio T. (1915) Filipino-English vocabulary: with practical example of Filipino and English grammars[1], Manila: Akademya ng Wikang Filipino.
- Zorc, David Paul (1979–1983) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 1, page 51