baa
sostantivointeriezioneverbosostantivoattestato nei dialoghi
- Regno Unito/[bɑː]/
- Stati Uniti/[bæ]/
- Stati Uniti/[bɑ]/
- /[bæ̰ː]/
- //bɑː//
The characteristic cry or bleating of a sheep or (broader) a sheep or goat.
sostantivo
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The characteristic cry or bleating of a sheep or (broader) a sheep or goat.
Near-synonyms: bleat, bleating
Etimologia
Compare German bäh, mäh; an imitative word. Notes on phonological development The pronunciation /bɑː/ is perhaps a development from earlier /bæː/ reflecting the shift of /æː/ to /ɑː/ during the 18th and 19th centuries. Compare Early Modern English bae, bea, both "to baa", respectively displaying the then current pronunciation of Middle English /aː/ as /æː/ and the failure of Middle English /ɛː/ to raise, and the replacement of mew with meow for another instance where recent sound change has made onomatopoeia opaque.
interiezione
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The characteristic cry of a sheep or (broader) a sheep or goat.
verbo
- 1
To make the characteristic cry of a sheep or (broader) a sheep or goat.
Near-synonyms: blat, bleat (broad enough to include calves too)
He treble baas for help, but none can get.
The lamb bunted several irresponsive objects - never its dam's udder - baaing listlessly.
sostantivo
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The letter ب in the Arabic script.
Etimologia
Borrowed from Arabic بَاء (bāʔ).
Forme
- plurale
- baas
- passato
- baaed
- participio passato
- baaed
- participio presente
- baaing
- 3ª persona singolare
- baas
baa · The characteristic cry or bleating of a sheep or (broader) a sheep or goat.
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