bige

See also: bigë

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbiɡɛ]
• Hyphenation: bi‧ge
• Rhymes: -ɡɛ

Etymology 1

From a stem of unknown origin + -e (diminutive suffix or archaic present-participle suffix).

Noun

bige (plural bigék)

1. A children's toy, a stick about 8 inches long, sharpened at both ends. When it is placed on the ground and hit with another stick on one end, it springs up in the air. At that point, it is hit with the other stick like a ball.

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	bige	bigék
accusative	bigét	bigéket
dative	bigének	bigéknek
instrumental	bigével	bigékkel
causal-final	bigéért	bigékért
translative	bigévé	bigékké
terminative	bigéig	bigékig
essive-formal	bigeként	bigékként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	bigében	bigékben
superessive	bigén	bigéken
adessive	bigénél	bigéknél
illative	bigébe	bigékbe
sublative	bigére	bigékre
allative	bigéhez	bigékhez
elative	bigéből	bigékből
delative	bigéről	bigékről
ablative	bigétől	bigéktől
non-attributive possessive - singular	bigéé	bigéké
non-attributive possessive - plural	bigééi	bigékéi

Possessive forms of bige
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	bigém	bigéim
2nd person sing.	bigéd	bigéid
3rd person sing.	bigéje	bigéi
1st person plural	bigénk	bigéink
2nd person plural	bigétek	bigéitek
3rd person plural	bigéjük	bigéik

Derived terms

• bigézik

Compound words

• bigefa
• bigeütő

 

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Noun

bige (plural bigék)

1. (slang) girl

   Synonyms: (standard) lány, csaj, csajszi, (slang) liba

2. bush, shrub

   Synonyms: bozót, cserje

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	bige	bigék
accusative	bigét	bigéket
dative	bigének	bigéknek
instrumental	bigével	bigékkel
causal-final	bigéért	bigékért
translative	bigévé	bigékké
terminative	bigéig	bigékig
essive-formal	bigeként	bigékként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	bigében	bigékben
superessive	bigén	bigéken
adessive	bigénél	bigéknél
illative	bigébe	bigékbe
sublative	bigére	bigékre
allative	bigéhez	bigékhez
elative	bigéből	bigékből
delative	bigéről	bigékről
ablative	bigétől	bigéktől
non-attributive possessive - singular	bigéé	bigéké
non-attributive possessive - plural	bigééi	bigékéi

Possessive forms of bige
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	bigém	bigéim
2nd person sing.	bigéd	bigéid
3rd person sing.	bigéje	bigéi
1st person plural	bigénk	bigéink
2nd person plural	bigétek	bigéitek
3rd person plural	bigéjük	bigéik

Further reading

• bige in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
• bige in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbʲɪɟɪ]

Adjective

bige

1. genitive feminine singular of beag

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bige	bhige	mbige
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbi.d͡ʒe/
• Rhymes: -idʒe
• Hyphenation: bì‧ge

Adjective

bige

1. feminine plural of bigio

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbi.je/

Noun

biġe m

1. Alternative form of byġe

Declension

Declension of bige (strong i-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	biġe	biġas
accusative	biġe	biġas
genitive	biġes	biġa
dative	biġe	biġum

Scottish Gaelic

Adjective

bige

1. comparative degree of beag

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
bige	bhige
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.