| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /bɪə̯n/ |
| Hyphenation | been |
| Plural | beendere |
| Diminutive | |
|---|---|
| Singular | Plural |
| beentjie | beentjies |
| Albanian | asht |
|---|---|
| Catalan | os |
| Czech | kost |
| Danish | ben; knogle; knokkel |
| Dutch | been; bot; knok; knook |
| English | bone |
| Esperanto | osto |
| Faeroese | bein; knota |
| Finnish | luu |
| French | os |
| German | Gebein; Knochen |
| Hawaiian | iwi |
| Hungarian | csont |
| Icelandic | bein |
| Italian | osso |
| Latin | os |
| Malay | tulang |
| Norwegian | ben; bein |
| Papiamento | weso; wesu |
| Polish | kość |
| Portuguese | osso |
| Russian | кость |
| Saterland Frisian | Bunke; Knoke |
| Scots | bane |
| Scottish Gaelic | cnàmh |
| Spanish | hueso |
| Sranan | bonyo |
| Swahili | mfupa |
| Swedish | ben |
| Thai | กระดูก |
| Turkish | kemik |
| West Frisian | bien; bonke |