bice

See also: Bice, biće, and biče

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From French bis, akin to Italian bigio (light gray, tawny). Doublet of beige.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baɪs/
  • (file)

Noun

bice (countable and uncountable, plural bices)

  1. A pale blue pigment, prepared from the native blue carbonate of copper, or from smalt.
  2. A cobalt blue pigment.

Derived terms

See also

Afar

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /biˈħe/, [bɪˈħɛ]
  • Hyphenation: bi‧ce

Verb

bicé

  1. (transitive) be able to
  2. (transitive) be prepared to

Conjugation

    Conjugation of bice (type II verb)
1st singular 2nd singular 3rd singular 1st plural 2nd plural 3rd plural
m f
perfective V-affirmative bicéhbictéhbicéhbictéhbicnéhbicteeníhbiceeníh
N-affirmative bicébictébicébictébicnébicténbicén
negative mábicinniyomábicinnitomábicinnamábicinnamábicinninomábicinnitonmábicinnon
imperfective V-affirmative bicáhbictáhbicáhbictáhbicnáhbictaanáhbicaanáh
N-affirmative bicábictábicábictábicnábictánbicán
negative mábicamábictamábicamábictamábicnamábictanmábican
prospective V-affirmative bicéliyoh
bicéyyoh
bicélitoh
bicéttoh
bicélehbicélehbicélinoh
bicénnoh
bicélitoonuh
bicéttoonuh
bicéloonuh
N-affirmative bicéliyo
bicéyyo
bicélito
bicétto
bicélebicélebicélino
bicénno
bicéliton
bicétton
bicélon
conjunctive I V-affirmative bícuhbíctuhbícuhbíctuhbícuhbictóonuhbicóonuh
N-affirmative bícubíctubícubíctubícubictónbicón
negative bicé wáyuhbicé wáytuhbicé wáyuhbicé wáytuhbicé wáynuhbicé waytóonuhbicé wóonuh
conjunctive II V-affirmative bicánkehbictánkehbicánkehbictánkehbicnánkehbictaanánkehbicaanánkeh
N-affirmative bicánkebictánkebicánkebictánkebicnánkebictaanánkebicaanánke
negative bicé wáankehbicé waytánkehbicé wáankehbicé waytánkehbicé waynánkehbicé waytaanánkehbicé wáankeh
jussive affirmative bícaybíctaybícaybíctaybícaybictóonaybicóonay
negative bicé wáaybicé wáytaybicé wáaybicé wáytaybicé wáynaybicé waytóonaybicé wóonay
past
conditional
affirmative bicinniyóybicinnitóybicinnáybicinnáybicinninóybicinnitoonúybicinnoonúy
negative bicé wanniyóybicé wannitóybicé wannáybicé wannáybicé wanninóybicé wannitoonúybicé wanninoonúy
present
conditional I
affirmative bicékbictékbicékbictékbicnékbicteeníkbiceeník
negative bicé wéekbicé waytékbicé wéekbicé waytékbicé waynékbicé wayteeníkbicé weeník
singular plural singular plural
consultative affirmative bicóobicnóo imperative affirmative bícbíca
negative mabicóomabicnóo negative mábicinmábicina
-h converb -i form -k converb -in(n)uh converb -innuk converb infinitive indefinite participle
V-focus N-focus
bícahbícibícakbicínnuhbicínnukbicíyyabicináanihbicináan
Compound tenses
past perfect affirmative perfective + perfective of én or sugé
present perfect affirmative perfective + imperfective of én
future perfect affirmative perfective + prospective of sugé
past progressive -k converb + imperfective of én or sugé
present progressive affirmative imperfect + imperfective of én
future progressive -k converb + prospective of sugé
immediate future affirmative conjunctive I + imperfective of wée
imperfect potential I affirmative conjunctive I + imperfective of takké
imperfect
potential II
affirmative imperfective + -m + takké
negative bicé + imperfective of wée + -m + takké
perfect
potential
affirmative perfective + -m + takké
negative bicé + perfective of wée + -m + takké
present
conditional II
affirmative imperfective + object pronoun + tekkék
negative bicé + perfective of wée + object pronoun + tekkék
perfect
conditional
affirmative perfective + imperfective of sugé + -k
negative perfective + sugé + imperfective of wée -k
irrealis bicé + perfective of xaaxé or raaré

References

  • E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “bice”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbʲiɡʲe/

Adjective

bice

  1. genitive singular feminine of bec

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
bice bice
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/
mbice
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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