"baai" meaning in Dutch

See baai in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /baːi̯/ Audio: Nl-baai.ogg Forms: baaien [plural], baaitje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -aːi̯ Etymology: From Middle Dutch baeye, further origin uncertain. Possibly derived from Old French beee. Compare German Bai and English bay. Etymology templates: {{etymon|nl|:inh|dum:baeye|id=bay}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Dutch", "term" : "baai", "lang" : "nl" }" data-id="bay" data-lang="nl" data-title="baai" id="Dutch:_bay">, {{inh|nl|dum|baeye}} Middle Dutch baeye, {{der|nl|fro|beee}} Old French beee, {{l+|de|Bai}} German Bai, {{l+|en|bay}} English bay Head templates: {{nl-noun|f|-en|+}} baai f (plural baaien, diminutive baaitje n)
  1. (geography) bay Tags: feminine Hypernyms: inham
    Sense id: en-baai-nl-noun-oh384sJz Categories (other): Geography, Dutch entries referencing missing etymons, Dutch entries with etymon, Bodies of water, Landforms Disambiguation of Dutch entries referencing missing etymons: 56 44 Disambiguation of Dutch entries with etymon: 52 48 Disambiguation of Bodies of water: 52 17 31 Disambiguation of Landforms: 65 8 28 Topics: geography, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /baːi̯/ Audio: Nl-baai.ogg Forms: baaien [plural]
Rhymes: -aːi̯ Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French baie. Etymology templates: {{ety|nl|:bor|frm:baie|id=baize}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Middle French", "term" : "baie", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "frm" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Dutch", "term" : "baai", "lang" : "nl" }" data-id="baize" data-lang="nl" data-title="baai" id="Dutch:_baize">, {{bor|nl|frm|baie}} Middle French baie Head templates: {{nl-noun|f,m|-en|-}} baai f or m (plural baaien, no diminutive)
  1. baize Tags: feminine, masculine, no-diminutive Derived forms: baaien
    Sense id: en-baai-nl-noun-sqJ4D071 Categories (other): Dutch entries with etymon, Dutch nouns with f+m gender Disambiguation of Dutch entries with etymon: 52 48 Disambiguation of Dutch nouns with f+m gender: 29 44 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /baːi̯/ Audio: Nl-baai.ogg
Rhymes: -aːi̯ Etymology: Variation of Dutch bei (“berry”). Head templates: {{nl-noun|f,m|-|-}} baai f or m (uncountable, no diminutive)
  1. (Bargoens, slang, dated) wine (in recent texts only used of red wine, and in earlier texts also of wines from the German Rhineland) Tags: dated, feminine, masculine, no-diminutive, slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-baai-nl-noun-BzpNtnSO Categories (other): Bargoens, Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 37 15 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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        "(Bargoens, slang, dated) wine (in recent texts only used of red wine, and in earlier texts also of wines from the German Rhineland)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "no-diminutive",
        "slang",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/baːi̯/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-baai.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/3c/Nl-baai.ogg/Nl-baai.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3c/Nl-baai.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aːi̯"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Baai"
    }
  ],
  "word": "baai"
}

Download raw JSONL data for baai meaning in Dutch (6.7kB)

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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: Bargoens, slang, dated",
  "path": [
    "baai"
  ],
  "section": "Dutch",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "baai",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: Bargoens, slang, dated",
  "path": [
    "baai"
  ],
  "section": "Dutch",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "baai",
  "trace": ""
}

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