bijt

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛi̯t/

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• Hyphenation: bijt
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯t

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch bijt, from biten (Dutch bijten). Cognate with Middle Low German bīt, West Frisian byt.

Noun

bijt f (plural bijten, diminutive bijtje n)

1. a man-made ice hole

Coordinate terms

• wak (“natural hole in ice”)

Derived terms

• vreemde eend in de bijt

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

bijt

1. inflection of bijten:
   1. first/second/third-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative