OpenLLM-France/wikimedia huggingface dataset:
# Atiras
## English
### Noun

Atiras
* Ellipsis of Atira asteroids.; plural of Atira

### Anagrams

* arista, riatas, Ataris, Arista, aratis, tarsia, raiats, Astria, Sarita, Aritas, ataris, tiaras, raitas, tarais, tairas, aartis
# Arrivierens
## German
### Noun

Arrivierens n
* genitive of Arrivieren
# Arrochar
## English
### Proper noun

Arrochar
* A village in Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NN2904).
* A neighbourhood of Staten Island, New York, United States.
# Ansaldo
## Italian
### Etymology

From Late Latin Ānsoaldus, from Proto-Germanic *Ansuwaldaz; compare the doublet Osvaldo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /anˈsal.do/
* Rhymes: -aldo
* Hyphenation: An‧sàl‧do

### Proper noun

Ansaldo m
* a male given name from Proto-Germanic

### Proper noun

Ansaldo m or f by sense
* a surname transferred from the given name

### Further reading

* Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015-2024

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /anˈsaldo/ [ãnˈsal̪.d̪o]
* Rhymes: -aldo
* Syllabification: An‧sal‧do

### Proper noun

Ansaldo m
* a male given name from Italian
# Arsenbestimmungen
## German
### Noun

Arsenbestimmungen f
* plural of Arsenbestimmung
# Arseneaults
## English
### Proper noun

Arseneaults
* plural of Arseneault
# Antillas Neerlandesas
## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Antillas Neerlandesas f pl
* Netherlands Antilles (former autonomous territory)
    Synonym: AA. NN.
# Ascot tie
## English
### Noun

Ascot tie (plural Ascot ties)
* Alternative letter-case form of ascot tie
** 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter II, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke. […] A silver snaffle on a heavy leather watch guard which connected the pockets of his corduroy waistcoat, together with a huge gold stirrup in his Ascot tie, sufficiently proclaimed his tastes.
# Ascoseirales
## Translingual
### Etymology

Ascoseira +‎ -ales

### Proper noun

Ascoseirales
* A taxonomic order within the class Phaeophyceae – a single species of brown alga, Ascoseira mirabilis, found in Antarctic waters.

#### Hypernyms

* (order): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Chromista - kingdom; Harosa - subkingdom; Halvaria - infrakingdom; Heterokonta - superphylum; Ochrophyta - phylum; Phaeophyceae - class; Fucophycidae - subclass

#### Hyponyms

* (order): Ascoseiraceae - sole family; Ascoseira - sole genus; Ascoseira mirabilis - sole speces

### References

* Ascoseirales on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Ascoseirales on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
* Category:Fucophycidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
* Ascoseirales at World Register of Marine Species
* Ascoseirales at National Center for Biotechnology Information
* Ascoseirales placement and circumscription (click icon for description) at AlgaeBase
* 1 2 Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. PMID 25923521, →DOI
# Auslandes
## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

Auslandes n
* genitive of Ausland
# абсорбировавшийся
## Russian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɐpsɐrˈbʲirəvəfʂɨjsʲə]

### Participle

абсорби́ровавшийся • (absorbírovavšijsja)
* past active imperfective participle of абсорби́роваться (absorbírovatʹsja)
* past active perfective participle of абсорби́роваться (absorbírovatʹsja)
# шишей
## Russian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ʂɨˈʂɛj]

### Noun

шише́й • (šišéj) m inan pl
* genitive plural of шиш (šiš)
# возложись
## Russian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [vəzɫɐˈʐɨsʲ]

### Verb

возложи́сь • (vozložísʹ)
* second-person singular imperative perfective of возложи́ться (vozložítʹsja)
# xugulo
## Galician
### Verb

xugulo
* first-person singular present indicative of xugular
# visioná
## Spanish
### Verb

visioná
* second-person singular voseo imperative of visionar
# μετάξι
## Greek
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek μετάξιον (metáxion), diminutive of μέταξα (métaxa).

### Noun

μετάξι • (metáxi) n (plural μετάξια)
* (textiles) silk (fibre, textile)

#### Declension

| | singular | plural |
| nominative | μετάξι • | μετάξια • |
| genitive | μεταξιού • | μεταξιών • |
| accusative | μετάξι • | μετάξια • |
| vocative | μετάξι • | μετάξια • |
# transtornándonos
## Spanish
### Verb

transtornándonos
* gerund of transtornar combined with nos
# jíshí tōngxùn
## Mandarin
### Romanization

jíshí tōngxùn (Zhuyin ㄐㄧˊ ㄕˊ ㄊㄨㄥ ㄒㄩㄣˋ)
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 即時通訊／即时通讯
# Autolycan
## English
### Adjective

Autolycan (comparative more Autolycan, superlative most Autolycan)
* Of or relating to Autolycus.
# Arfani
## Italian
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Proper noun

Arfani m or f by sense
* a surname

### Anagrams

* Farina, farina, farnia, fraina, franai, rafani, ranfia
# Atencio
## English
### Proper noun

Atencio (plural Atencios)
* A surname.

#### Derived terms

* atencioite

#### Statistics

* According to the 2010 United States Census, Atencio is the 7477th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4456 individuals. Atencio is most common among Hispanic/Latino (74.48%) and White (16.9%) individuals.

### Anagrams

* Aniceto, acinote, acetoin, antoeci, aconite, anoetic, antœci, ace into

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Spain) /aˈtenθjo/ [aˈt̪ẽn̟.θjo]
* IPA: (Latin America, Philippines) /aˈtensjo/ [aˈt̪ẽn.sjo]
* Rhymes: -enθjo
* Rhymes: -ensjo
* Syllabification: A‧ten‧cio

### Proper noun

Atencio m or f by sense
* a surname
# Atemzüge
## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

Atemzüge m
* nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Atemzug
# Atencios
## English
### Proper noun

Atencios
* plural of Atencio

### Anagrams

* acetoins, aconites, canoeist, casitone, inactose, sonicate
# Azanians
## English
### Noun

Azanians
* plural of Azanian
# Azaplar
## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish Azaplar, from azaplar (“soldiers, archers”).

### Proper noun

Azaplar m
* (historical) A village in Dobruja, in eastern Romania. Renamed as Tătaru.
# Azania
## English
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀζανία (Azanía, “a region of East Africa, variously defined but often corresponding to modern Ethiopia and Somalia”).

### Proper noun

Azania
* (historical) The region of East Africa as known by the Ancient Greeks and Romans.
* A state in modern Somalia.
* (uncommon, nonstandard) Synonym of Republic of South Africa
# Azoic
## English
### Adjective

Azoic (not comparable)
* Alternative form of azoic
# Atomreaktor
## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

Atomreaktor m (strong, genitive Atomreaktors, plural Atomreaktore)
* Synonym of Kernreaktor

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Atomreaktor” in Duden online
# Ausweglosigkeit
## German
### Alternative forms

* Auswegslosigkeit

### Etymology

From ausweglos +‎ -igkeit.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈaʊ̯sveːkˌloːzɪçkaɪ̯t/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Aus‧weg‧lo‧sig‧keit

### Noun

Ausweglosigkeit f (genitive Ausweglosigkeit, plural Ausweglosigkeiten)
* hopelessness, intractability
    Synonyms: Aussichtslosigkeit, Hoffnungslosigkeit, Verzweiflung
    Antonyms: Ausweg, Hoffnung, Zuversicht
* (philosophy) aporia
    Synonym: Aporie

#### Usage notes

Rarely used in the plural.

#### Related terms

* Hoffnungsverlust
* Einflusslosigkeit
* Machtlosigkeit

### Further reading

* “Ausweglosigkeit” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
* “Ausweglosigkeit” in Duden online
# Auswegs
## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

Auswegs
* genitive singular of Ausweg
# BMPs
## English
### Noun

BMPs
* plural of BMP

### Anagrams

* MBps, Mbps, PBMs, PMBs
# Auftraggebers
## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

Auftraggebers m
* genitive singular of Auftraggeber
# Auftraggebern
## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

Auftraggebern m
* dative plural of Auftraggeber
# Arpocrate
## Italian
### Proper noun

Arpocrate m
* Harpocrates

### Anagrams

* procreata
# BOM
## Translingual
### Symbol

BOM
* (international standards, aviation) IATA airport code for Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, which serves Mumbai, India.

## English
### Pronunciation

* (US) IPA: /bɑm/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Homophones: bomb; balm (some speakers with the father-bother merger)
* Rhymes: -ɒm

### Noun

BOM (plural BOMs)
* Acronym of bill of materials.
* (computing) Acronym of byte order mark.
* (journalism) Acronym of business-office must. (a story that must be published at the behest of the publication's business office)
* (Mormonism) Initialism of Book of Mormon.

### Proper noun

BOM
* (Australia) Initialism of Bureau of Meteorology.
    Synonym: BoM

### Anagrams

* BMO, MBO, MOB, OMB, mob
# BORSCHT
## English
### Noun

BORSCHT (uncountable)
* (telecommunications) Acronym of battery feed, overvoltage protection, ringing, signalling, coding, hybrid, test. (the set of functions performed by a subscriber line interface circuit (SLIC) in the line card of a telecommunication system providing plain old telephone service)
# Ausgangssprachen
## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

Ausgangssprachen
* plural of Ausgangssprache
# Baltkrievijas
## Latvian
### Proper noun

Baltkrievijas f
* genitive singular of Baltkrievija
# Bambuswaldes
## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

Bambuswaldes m
* genitive singular of Bambuswald
# Bambuswalds
## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

Bambuswalds m
* genitive singular of Bambuswald
# Baillon's crakes
## English
### Noun

Baillon's crakes
* plural of Baillon's crake
# Balcanes
## Asturian
### Proper noun

Balcanes m pl
* Balkans

## Spanish
### Proper noun

Balcanes m pl
* Balkans
# Bannereus
## Translingual
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Proper noun

Bannereus m
* A taxonomic genus within the family Alpheidae – the caridean snapping shrimp.

#### Hypernyms

* (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Crustacea - subphylum; Malacostraca - class; Eumalacostraca - subclass; Eucarida - superorder; Decapoda - order; Pleocyemata - suborder; Caridea - infraorder; Alpheoidea - superfamily; Alpheidae - family

#### Hyponyms

* (genus): Bannereus anomalus - sole accepted species

### References

* Bannereus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Alpheidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
* Category:Alpheidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
* Bannereus at World Register of Marine Species
# BIRGing
## English
### Verb

BIRGing
* present participle and gerund of BIRG
# Bazzaro
## Italian
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Proper noun

Bazzaro m or f by sense
* a surname
# Barbarei
## German
### Etymology

Barbar +‎ -ei

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /baʁbaˈʁaɪ̯/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -aɪ̯

### Noun

Barbarei f (genitive Barbarei, plural Barbareien)
* barbarity
* barbarism

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Barbarei” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
* “Barbarei” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
* “Barbarei” in Duden online
# Barabulă
## Romanian
### Etymology

From barabulă.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Barabulă m (genitive/dative lui Barabulă)
* a surname
# Barabases
## English
### Proper noun

Barabases
* plural of Barabas
# Beaudry
## English
### Alternative forms

* Bowdry

### Etymology

Borrowed from French Beaudry.

### Proper noun

Beaudry (plural Beaudrys)
* A surname from French.

#### Statistics

* According to the 2010 United States Census, Beaudry is the 7734th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4293 individuals. Beaudry is most common among White (93.24%) individuals.

### See also

* Baudrit
* Baudry
* Budry

### Further reading

* Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Beaudry”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 121.

### Anagrams

* daubery

## French
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
* The neighbourhood is named after priest Stanislas Beaudry.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bo.dʁi/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Beau‧dry
* Rhymes: -i

### Proper noun

Beaudry m or f by sense
* Beaudry: a surname

#### Descendants

* English: Beaudry

### Proper noun

Beaudry m
* A neighbourhood and former municipality of Rouyn-Noranda, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada.

#### Derived terms

* Beaudryen
* beaudryen
* Beaudryenne
* beaudryenne

### See also

* Baudrit
* Baudry
* Budry
# Beaudoins
## English
### Proper noun

Beaudoins
* plural of Beaudoin
# Basgan
## Romanian
### Etymology

From Bazga +‎ -an.

### Proper noun

Basgan m (genitive/dative lui Basgan)
* a surname

### References

* Iordan, Iorgu (1983) Dicționar al numelor de familie românești [A Dictionary of Romanian Family Names]‎, Bucharest: Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică
# Bases
## English
### Proper noun

Bases
* plural of Bas
# Basford
## English
### Proper noun

Basford
* A surname.
* A ghost town in Nebraska.
* A number of places in England:
** A village and former civil parish, now in Weston and Crewe Green parish, Cheshire East, Cheshire, south of Crewe (OS grid ref SJ7152).
** An area in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, which includes Old Basford and New Basford.
** A hamlet in Hopesay parish and Edgton parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SO3885).
** An eastern suburb of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ8546).

#### Derived terms

* New Basford
* Old Basford
# Baby Moses law
## English
### Etymology

A reference to the Biblical story, related in Exodus chapter 2, in which the baby Moses is abandoned by the river Nile and found by the pharaoh's daughter.

### Noun

Baby Moses law (plural Baby Moses laws)
* (US) A statute that decriminalizes the leaving of (unharmed) infants with certain designated private persons so that they become wards of the state.

### References

* ↑ 1769, Exodus, Benjamin Blayney (editor), King James Bible, Oxford standard text.
# Babușcă
## Romanian
### Etymology

From babușcă.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Babușcă m (genitive/dative lui Babușcă)
* a surname
# Belgii
## Veps
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Proper noun

Belgii (genitive Belgijan, partitive Belgijad)
* Belgium
# Belgiese
## Afrikaans
### Adjective

Belgiese
* attributive form of Belgies
# Badghis
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Persian بادغیس (bâdğis), from Middle Persian [script needed] (Wādgēs, “a mount”), from Old Iranian (compare Avestan 𐬬𐬁𐬌𐬙𐬌-𐬔𐬀𐬉𐬯𐬀 (vā$^i$ti-gaēsa, “a mount”)).

### Proper noun

Badghis
* A province of Afghanistan.
# Badgleys
## English
### Proper noun

Badgleys
* plural of Badgley
# Befehles
## German
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bəˈfeːləs/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

Befehles
* genitive singular of Befehl
# Befehlens
## German
### Noun

Befehlens
* genitive of Befehlen
# Befehle
## German
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bəˈfeːlə/
* Audio (Austria):(file)
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

Befehle m
* nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Befehl
# Befehlen
## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

Befehlen n (strong, genitive Befehlens, no plural)
* gerund of befehlen

#### Declension
### Noun

Befehlen m
* dative plural of Befehl
# Begreifen
## German
### Noun

Begreifen n (strong, genitive Begreifens, no plural)
* gerund of begreifen
# Begoña
## Spanish
### Etymology

Shortened from Nuestra Señora de Begoña (“Our Lady of Begoña”), a Roman Catholic epithet of the Virgin Mary, from the place name Begoña.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /beˈɡoɲa/ [beˈɣ̞o.ɲa]
* Rhymes: -oɲa
* Syllabification: Be‧go‧ña

### Proper noun

Begoña f
* a female given name
* A district of Bilbao, Spain.
# Beinbruchs
## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

Beinbruchs
* genitive singular of Beinbruch
# Beine
## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

Beine pl
* nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Bein
# Berberis aquifolium
## Translingual
### Proper noun

Berberis aquifolium f
* A taxonomic species within the family Berberidaceae – Oregon grape, holly leaved barberry, of western North America.

#### Synonyms

* Mahonia aquifolium

#### Hypernyms

* (species): Ranunculales – order; Berberidaceae – family; Berberidoideae – subfamily; Berberis – genus

### References

* Berberis aquifolium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Berberis aquifolium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
* Berberis aquifolium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
* Berberis aquifolium at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
* Berberis aquifolium at the Catalogue of Life
* Mahonia aquifolium at National Center for Biotechnology Information
* Mahonia aquifolium at USDA Plants database
* Berberis aquifolium at Tropicos
* Berberis aquifolium at Germplasm Resources Information Network
* Berberis aquifolium at Plants of the World Online
# Berberis vulgaris
## Translingual
### Proper noun

Berberis vulgaris f
* A taxonomic species within the family Berberidaceae – common barberry, European barberry.

#### Hypernyms

* (species): Ranunculales - order; Berberidaceae - family; Berberidoideae - subfamily; Berberideae - tribe; Berberidinae - subtribe; Berberis - genus

### References

* Berberis vulgaris on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Berberis vulgaris on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
* Berberis vulgaris on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
* Berberis vulgaris at USDA Plants database
* Berberis vulgaris at Tropicos
* Berberis vulgaris at World Register of Marine Species
* Berberis vulgaris at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
* Berberis vulgaris at National Center for Biotechnology Information
* Berberis vulgaris at Germplasm Resources Information Network
* Berberis+vulgaris at The Plant List
# Beglückwünschens
## German
### Noun

Beglückwünschens
* genitive of Beglückwünschen
# Begnauds
## English
### Proper noun

Begnauds
* plural of Begnaud
# Beratungsstelle
## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

Beratungsstelle f (genitive Beratungsstelle, plural Beratungsstellen)
* advice centre

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Beratungsstelle” in Duden online
* “Beratungsstelle” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
* Beratungsstelle on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{de}$
# Bariumoxids
## German
### Noun

Bariumoxids
* genitive singular of Bariumoxid
# Berlicum
## Dutch
### Alternative forms

* Balkum (dialect form)

### Etymology

First attested as berlekem and berlikem in 1237. Compound of Old Dutch Berilo (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- and heem (“home, settlement”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbɛr.li.kʏm/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Ber‧li‧cum
* Homophone: Berlikum

### Proper noun

Berlicum n
* A village and former municipality of Sint-Michielsgestel, North Brabant, Netherlands
    Synonym: Dun Birrekoal (Carnival nickname)

#### Derived terms

* Berlicummer
* Berlicums

### References

* van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
# Belorussiýa
## Turkmen
### Proper noun

Belorussiýa
* Belarus (a country in Eastern Europe)
    Synonym: Belarus
# Belorussians
## English
### Noun

Belorussians
* plural of Belorussian
# Beschützer
## German
### Etymology

From beschützen +‎ -er, from: be- (“forming verbs with the sense of working towards something”) + schützen (“shut away: guard, protect”), and from -er (“-er: forming agent nouns”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [bəˈʃʏt͡sɐ]
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Be‧schüt‧zer
* Rhymes: -ʏt͡sɐ

### Noun

Beschützer m (strong, genitive Beschützers, plural Beschützer, feminine Beschützerin)
* protector (male or of unspecified gender)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Beschützer” in Duden online
# Betastrahlenquelle
## German
### Noun

Betastrahlenquelle f (genitive Betastrahlenquelle, plural Betastrahlenquellen)
* source of beta radiation

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Betastrahlenquelle” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
* “Betastrahlenquelle” in Duden online
# Berbice Creole Dutch
## English
### Proper noun

Berbice Creole Dutch
* An extinct creole language formerly spoken in Guyana.

#### Further reading

* Ethnologue entry for Berbice Creole Dutch, brc ⁠
# Bilderberger
## English
### Etymology

From Bilderberg +‎ -er.

### Noun

Bilderberger (plural Bilderbergers)
* One who attends the Bilderberg meeting, an annual conference between Europe and North America.
# Bilderbergers
## English
### Noun

Bilderbergers
* plural of Bilderberger
# Bilyk
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ukrainian Білик (Bilyk).

### Proper noun

Bilyk (plural Bilyks)
* A surname from Ukrainian.

#### Statistics

* According to the 2010 United States Census, Bilyk is the 39281st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 560 individuals. Bilyk is most common among White (97.32%) individuals.

### Further reading

* Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bilyk”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 161.
# Biessum
## Dutch
### Etymology

First attested as bisashem in the 10th or 11th century. Compound of Old Frisian Bisi (a personal name) and heem (“home, settlement”).
See also Dutch Low Saxon Biezum.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbi.sʏm/
* Hyphenation: Bies‧sum

### Proper noun

Biessum n
* A hamlet in Eemsdelta, Groningen, Netherlands

### References

* van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
# Biest
## Dutch
### Etymology

First attested as Biest in 1838-1857. Derived from bies (“rush, Scirpus sp.”) with collectivising suffix -t. The toponym may also refer to the practice of using relatively open locations covered with rushes as meeting places and village squares.
See also Limburgish Beest.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bist/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Biest
* Rhymes: -ist
* Homophone: biest

### Proper noun

Biest n
* A neighbourhood of Weert, Limburg, Netherlands

### References

* van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “biest”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎ (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

## German
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /biːst/
* Audio:(file)

### Etymology 1

Via Middle Low German and/or West Central German from Middle Dutch beest, itself from Old French beste, from Latin bēstia. Doublet of Bestie.

#### Noun

Biest n (strong, genitive Biestes or Biests, plural Biester)
* (usually derogatory) animal, beast, any kind but especially an annoying one, e.g. an insect, pest, aggressive dog, etc.
    Synonym: Viech
* (by extension) someone who behaves in an antisocial manner

##### Declension

$^1$Now rare, see notes.

##### Derived terms

* biestig
* Biestigkeit
* Feierbiest

##### Related terms

* Bestie

### Etymology 2

From Middle High German biest, from Old High German biost, from Proto-West Germanic *beust.

#### Noun

Biest m (strong, genitive Biestes or Biests, no plural)
* beestings (first milk of a cow after giving birth)

##### Declension

$^1$Now rare, see notes.

##### Derived terms

* Biestmilch

### References

* ↑ Friedrich Kluge (1995) “Biest m., Biestmilch f.”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 23rd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 109

### Further reading

* “Biest” in Duden online
* “Biest” in Duden online
* “Biest” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
* “Biest” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
# Blätterteige
## German
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈblɛtɐˌtaɪ̯ɡə]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

Blätterteige
* nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Blätterteig
# Bildts
## Swedish
### Proper noun

Bildts
* genitive of Bildt