bios

See also: BIOS and bíos

English

Etymology 1

Noun

bios

1. plural of bio
2. (obsolete) A vitamin essential for the growth of yeast, since found to be several B vitamins.

Derived terms

• diplobios
• geobios
• halobios
• limnobios

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek βίος (bíos, “life, the good life”), first distinguished in this particular sense by Giorgio Agamben. Doublet of jiva and quick.

Noun

bios (plural bioi)

1. (philosophy) A particular mode of life, a qualified life.

Coordinate terms

• zoe

Anagrams

• BOIs, Bois, Ibos, SIBO, bois, obis, sibo

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbi.ɔs/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: bi‧os
• Rhymes: -iɔs

Noun

bios m (plural biossen, diminutive biosje n)

1. (informal) apocopic form of bioscoop (“cinema”)

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bjo/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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Adjective

bios

1. masculine plural of bio

Anagrams

• bois

Romanian

Etymology

From biu +‎ -os.

Adjective

bios m or n (feminine singular bioasă, masculine plural bioși, feminine/neuter plural bioase)

1. fruitful

Declension

Declension of bios

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	bios		bioasă	bioși	bioase
	definite	biosul		bioasa	bioșii	bioasele
genitive- dative	indefinite	bios		bioase	bioși	bioase
	definite	biosului		bioasei	bioșilor	bioaselor

References

• bios in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN