biv

See also: BIV and Biv.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic бꙑвъ (byvŭ), from Proto-Slavic *byvъ (“former”), from *byti (“to be”).

Adjective

biv m or f or n (indeclinable)

  1. (dated, historical) ex-, former (preceding a medieval rank in Wallachia or Moldavia)

Declension

Declension of biv (invariable)
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative 		indefinite biv biv biv biv
definite — — — —
genitive-
dative 		indefinite biv biv biv biv
definite — — — —

Further reading

Volapük

Etymology

Borrowed from English beaver (beaver > biv).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [biv]

Noun

biv (nominative plural bivs)

  1. beaver (rodent)

Declension

Declension of biv
singular plural
nominative biv bivs
genitive biva bivas
dative bive bives
accusative bivi bivis
vocative 1 o biv! o bivs!
predicative 2 bivu bivus

1 status as a case is disputed
2 in later, non-classical Volapük only

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

  • bivil
  • bivül
  • hibiv
  • jibiv

Derived terms

  • bivahät
  • bivem
  • bivik

See also

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