| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /bɛi̯/ |
| Hyphenation | bij |
| Gender | historically feminine, nowadays also masculine |
| Plural | bijen |
| Diminutive | |
|---|---|
| Singular | Plural |
| bijtje | bijtjes |
| Afrikaans | by |
|---|---|
| Albanian | bletë |
| Catalan | abella |
| Czech | včela |
| Danish | bi |
| English | bee |
| English (Old English) | beo; bio |
| Esperanto | abelo |
| Faeroese | býfluga |
| Finnish | mehiläinen |
| French | abeille |
| German | Biene |
| Greek | μέλισσα |
| Hungarian | méh |
| Icelandic | býfluga |
| Italian | ape |
| Kabylian | tizizwit |
| Luxemburgish | Bei |
| Norwegian | bie |
| Papiamento | bei |
| Portuguese | abelha |
| Russian | пчела |
| Saterland Frisian | Ieme |
| Spanish | abeja |
| Sranan | oni |
| Swahili | nyuki |
| Swedish | bi |
| Thai | ผึ้ง |
| Turkish | balarısı; arı |
| Welsh | gwenynen |
| West Frisian | bij |
| Yiddish | בין |