English Online Dictionary. What means bio? What does bio mean?
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbaɪəʊ/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈbaɪoʊ/
- Rhymes: -aɪəʊ
Noun
bio (plural bios)
- Clipping of biography.
- biographical sketch
- (informal) Clipping of biology.
- (South Africa, informal) Clipping of bioscope (“cinema”).
Translations
Adjective
bio (not comparable)
- (informal) biological.
Derived terms
Anagrams
- BOI, Boi, IBO, IOB, Ibo, boi, obi
Chinese
Etymology
From the clipping of English biology.
Pronunciation
Noun
bio
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) biology
Synonyms
- 生物學/生物学 (shēngwùxué)
See also
- phy chem bio
Danish
Noun
bio
- (slang) cinema
- (slang) biology
Dutch
Etymology
From biologie.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbi.oː/
- Hyphenation: bio
Noun
bio f (uncountable)
- (informal) biology (as a school subject)
- Synonym: biologie
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bjo/
- Rhymes: -o
Etymology 1
Clipping of biologique.
Adjective
bio (invariable)
- (colloquial) biological
- (ecology) organic
Noun
bio m (uncountable)
- (informal) the organic movement
- (informal) organic food
Etymology 2
Clipping of biologie.
Noun
bio f (plural bios)
- (colloquial) biology
Etymology 3
Clipping of biographie.
Noun
bio f (plural bios)
- (colloquial, abbreviation) biography
Further reading
- “bio”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- Ibo
Guerrero Amuzgo
Noun
bio
- time
Italian
Adjective
bio (invariable)
- (informal) Clipping of biologico.; organic, biological
Anagrams
- obi
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish béo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [blʲoː], [bʲoː]
Adjective
bio
- alive
- live
Noun
bio m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])
- living person
Mutation
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bîo/
- Hyphenation: bi‧o
Adjective
bȉo (definite bijȇlī, comparative bjèljī, Cyrillic spelling би̏о)
- Alternative form of bijȇl.
Participle
bio (Cyrillic spelling био)
- masculine singular active past participle of biti
Spanish
Adjective
bio (invariable)
- Clipping of biológico (“organic (grown without agrochemicals)”).
Swedish
Etymology
Clipping of biograf (“movie theater”).
Pronunciation
Noun
bio c
- cinema, movie theater, the movies
Usage notes
For the plural, the suppletive form biografer is usually used, similar to many other Swedish words ending on /ʊ/, compare radio.
Declension
Derived terms
- biosalong
West Makian
Etymology
Said by Collins to be from Austronesian.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbi.o/
Noun
bio
- taro
References
- James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary[3], Pacific linguistics