different between zees vs bees

English

Etymology 1

Noun

zees

1. plural of zee

Etymology 2

Pronoun

zees

1. Pronunciation spelling of this, representing primarily French-accented English.

Anagrams

• EEZs

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi?z/
• Rhymes: -i?z

Noun

bees

1. plural of bee

See also

• Appendix:Animals
• Appendix:English collective nouns

Anagrams

• BSEE, EBEs, SEbE

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch beest, from Middle Dutch beeste, from Old French beste, from Latin b?stia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b??s/

Noun

bees (plural beeste)

1. cow, ox (bovine, esp. of a domesticated species)
2. brute

Derived terms

• beesvleis
• wildebees

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /be?s/
• Hyphenation: bees
• Rhymes: -e?s

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French baise.

Noun

bees f (plural bezen, diminutive bezeke n)

1. (Brabant) kiss

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch bese (“berry”). Variant of bes.

Noun

bees f (plural bezen, diminutive bezeke n)

1. candy

2. berry

References

• [1]

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?be?s/, [?be??s?]
• Rhymes: -e?s
• Syllabification: bees

Noun

bees

1. Alternative form of beesi

Declension

Derived terms

• bees-värinen (adjective)

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?be.e?s/, [?be?s?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?be.es/, [?b???s]

Verb

be?s

1. second-person singular present active subjunctive of be?

Middle English

Noun

bees

1. plural of bee

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German böse.

Adjective

bees

1. angry
2. offended

Plautdietsch

Adjective

bees

1. evil, wicked