biss

See also: Biss, biß, and Biß

Cimbrian

Noun

biss m (plural bissar)

1. (Mezzaselva) Alternative form of viss

Dalmatian

Etymology

From Latin bāsium.

Noun

biss m

1. kiss

Related terms

• bissur

German

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɪs

Verb

biss

1. first/third-person singular preterite of beißen

Maltese

Alternative forms

• bass (obsolete)

Etymology

From dialectal Arabic بَسّ (bass, “only”, as an interjection also “enough!”), in all likelihood from Persian بس (bas, “enough”), from Middle Persian ws (/⁠was⁠/).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɪs/

Adverb

biss

1. only

   Jikteb mhux biss poeżiji, iżda wkoll għanjiet.

   He doesn’t only write poems, but also songs.

   • c. 2015, Il-Bibbja : il-Kotba Mqaddsa, 5th edition, Valletta: Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, →OCLC, Il-Ktieb tal-Ġenesi 31:28:

     Lanqas ħallejtni biss inbus is-subien u l-bniet tiegħi. Imxejt tassew ta’ iblah!

     New International Version translation: You didn’t even let me kiss my grandchildren and my daughters goodbye. You have done a foolish thing.

2. but, on condition that