biada
//ˈbja.da/ | /ˈbja.da//
Polishintjverbnoun
Grammatical form
biada is the third-person singular present form of biadać — “to bellyache, to bleat, to gripe, to kvetch, to nudzh, to snivel, to squeal, to yammer, to whimper, to whine”.
Definitions
- 1.literarywoe, alas
- 2.literarywoe betide
Biada będzie tobie, jeśli tego nie zrobisz.
Woe is you if you don't do this.
Synonyms & related words
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish biada, from Proto-Slavic *běda. Doublet of bieda.