See also: Bieda, biedā, and biedą

Latvian

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Noun

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bieda m

  1. genitive singular of bieds

Maltese

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Root
b-d-w
3 terms

Etymology

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Denominal verb of bidwi.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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bieda (imperfect jbiedi)

  1. to till the land in a group

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of bieda
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m bedejt bedejt bieda bedejna bedejtu bedew
f bediet
imperfect m nbiedi tbiedi jbiedi nbiedu tbiedu jbiedu
f tbiedi
imperative biedi biedu

Polish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Polish bieda, from Proto-Slavic *běda. Doublet of biada.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbjɛ.da/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛda
  • Syllabification: bie‧da
  • Homophone: Bieda

Noun

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bieda f

  1. (uncountable) poverty, need (a lack of money)
    Synonyms: niedostatek, ubóstwo
    Antonyms: bogactwo, dobrobyt
  2. (uncountable) the poor (the collective of poor people)
    Synonym: biedota
  3. (colloquial, countable) hassle, trouble, bother (unwanted situation)
    Synonym: kłopot

Declension

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Derived terms

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Collocations

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Further reading

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  • bieda in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • bieda in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Wanda Decyk-Zięba, editor (2018-2022), “bieda”, in Dydaktyczny Słownik Etymologiczno-historyczny Języka Polskiego (in Polish), →ISBN