"biche" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /biʃ/ Audio: Fr-biche.ogg Forms: biches [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French biche, from Old French biche (“doe, female deer”) and bisse (“wild animal”), of uncertain origin and relation. The form bisse is almost certainly from Vulgar Latin bīstia, variant of Latin bēstia (compare bête); however, the contemporary biche is an enigma, and possibly unrelated. It may be the Picard or Norman form of bisse, (compare chent for cent) or may share origin with Middle French bique (“nanny-goat”), believed to be derived from Proto-Germanic *bik (“goat”) or perhaps related to Icelandic bikkja (“old mare, nag”). More at bouc. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|biche|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French biche, {{inh+|fr|frm|biche}} Inherited from Middle French biche, {{inh|fr|fro|biche||doe, female deer}} Old French biche (“doe, female deer”), {{m|fro|bisse||wild animal}} bisse (“wild animal”), {{m|fro|bisse}} bisse, {{inh|fr|VL.|bīstia}} Vulgar Latin bīstia, {{inh|fr|la|bēstia}} Latin bēstia, {{m|fr|bête}} bête, {{m|fro|biche}} biche, {{m|fro|bisse}} bisse, {{m|fro|chent}} chent, {{m|fro|cent}} cent, {{cog|frm|bique||nanny-goat}} Middle French bique (“nanny-goat”), {{der|fr|gem-pro|*bik||goat}} Proto-Germanic *bik (“goat”), {{cog|is|bikkja|t=old mare, nag}} Icelandic bikkja (“old mare, nag”), {{l|fr|bouc}} bouc Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} biche f (plural biches)
  1. doe, hind Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-biche-fr-noun-jeh8J042
  2. doe, hind
    (Canada, Métis) wapiti (elk)
    Tags: Canada, feminine Categories (lifeform): Cervids
    Sense id: en-biche-fr-noun-aBulotdJ Disambiguation of Cervids: 5 30 25 5 22 13 Categories (other): Canadian French, Métis French, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 3 23 29 1 33 12
  3. darling, sweetheart (affectionate name for one's girlfriend) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Female Categories (lifeform): Cervids, Female animals
    Sense id: en-biche-fr-noun-DNvFWV3e Disambiguation of Female: 2 13 51 3 18 13 Disambiguation of Cervids: 5 30 25 5 22 13 Disambiguation of Female animals: 2 16 41 3 20 18 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 3 23 29 1 33 12
  4. cutie Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-biche-fr-noun-TJH-tMEj
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: pied-de-biche (english: crowbar)
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /biʃ/ Audio: Fr-biche.ogg
Etymology: Inflected forms. Head templates: {{head|fr|verb form}} biche
  1. inflection of bicher:
    first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person Categories (lifeform): Cervids
    Sense id: en-biche-fr-verb-u~qqjV3f Disambiguation of Cervids: 5 30 25 5 22 13 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 3 23 29 1 33 12
  2. inflection of bicher:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular Categories (lifeform): Cervids
    Sense id: en-biche-fr-verb-Ept5UZSn Disambiguation of Cervids: 5 30 25 5 22 13 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 3 23 29 1 33 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "cutie"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/biʃ/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Fr-biche.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/c0/Fr-biche.ogg/Fr-biche.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c0/Fr-biche.ogg",
      "text": "Audio: une biche"
    }
  ],
  "word": "biche"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "French 1-syllable words",
    "French entries with incorrect language header",
    "French non-lemma forms",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "French terms with audio links",
    "French verb forms",
    "fr:Cervids",
    "fr:Female",
    "fr:Female animals"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_text": "Inflected forms.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "verb form"
      },
      "expansion": "biche",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "inflection of bicher:",
        "first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bicher",
          "bicher#French"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "form-of",
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "inflection of bicher:",
        "second-person singular imperative"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bicher",
          "bicher#French"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/biʃ/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Fr-biche.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/c0/Fr-biche.ogg/Fr-biche.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c0/Fr-biche.ogg",
      "text": "Audio: une biche"
    }
  ],
  "word": "biche"
}

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