bike

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English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baɪk/
• (US, Canada) IPA^(key): [bɐɪk]
• Rhymes: -aɪk

Etymology 1

From bicycle, by shortening, and possibly alteration. Attested from 1882.

One explanation for the pronunciation is that bicycle is parsed to bi(cy)c(le). An alternative explanation is that bicycle is shortened to bic(ycle), and the terminal [s] is converted to a [k] because there is an underlying underspecified [k]/[s] sound, which is softened to [s] in bicycle but retained as [k] in bike; compare the letter ‘c’ (used for [k]/[s]).

Noun

bike (plural bikes)

2. Clipping of bicycle.
4. Clipping of motorbike.
5. (slang, derogatory) Ellipsis of village bike.

   Synonyms: slapper, slag

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Descendants

• → Italian: bike f
• → Norman: bike f

Translations

See also

• trike

Verb

bike (third-person singular simple present bikes, present participle biking, simple past and past participle biked)

1. (intransitive) To ride a bike.

2. (intransitive) To travel by bike.
3. (transitive) To transport by bicycle.

Descendants

• → French: biker (verb)

Translations

References

Further reading

• bike on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2

From Middle English bike, byke (“a nest of wild bees or wasps; also, honeycomb”), of unknown origin. Perhaps a back-formation of Middle English *bykere (“beekeeper”), from Old English bēocere (“beekeeper”); or from Old English *bȳc, a byform of Old English būc (“belly; vessel; container”). Compare also Scots byke (“beehive, anthill; home, dwelling”), Old Norse bý (“bee”).

Alternative forms

• byke

Noun

bike (plural bikes)

1. (Scotland, Northern England) A hive of bees, or a nest of wasps, hornets, or ants.
2. (chiefly Scotland, by extension, collective) A crowd of people.

Anagrams

• Beki, kibe

Basque

Etymology

From Latin pix.

Noun

bike inan

1. pitch

Farefare

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bí.ké/

Verb

bike

1. shake, move

   Mam yetɩ m yõkɛ la foote, zɛ sĩm da bike

   I'm going to take a photo, keep still, and do not move

French

Verb

bike

1. inflection of biker:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English bike.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbajk/
• Rhymes: -ajk

Noun

bike f (invariable)

1. motorbike, motorcycle

Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from English bike.

Noun

bike f (plural bikes)

1. (Jersey) bicycle

Derived terms

Northern Kurdish

Verb

bike

1. third-person singular future of kirin

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English bike.

Noun

bike f (plural bikes)

1. (Brazil) bike (bicycle)

   Synonym: bicicleta

Slovene

Noun

bike

1. accusative plural of bik