Lithuanian edit

Etymology edit

From bìčius (beekeeper) +‎ -ulis, the former component from bitė (bee), referring to those with whom one shares common bees (and their products such as honey) with.[1]

Noun edit

bičiùlis m (plural bičiùliai, feminine bičiulė) stress pattern 2

  1. comrade, pal, buddy

Inflection edit

Related terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “bičiùlis”, in Słownik etymologiczny je̜zyka litewskiego[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, pages 58-9