English edit

Numeral edit

bil

  1. Abbreviation of billion.

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Bouyei edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Tai *piːᴬ (year). Cognate with Thai ปี (bpii), Northern Thai ᨸᩦ, Lao ປີ (), ᦔᦲ (ṗii), Shan ပီ (pǐi), Tai Nüa ᥙᥤ (pi), Phake ပီ (), Ahom 𑜆𑜣 (), Zhuang bi.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

bil

  1. year

Czech edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Verb edit

bil

  1. second-person singular imperative of bílit

Etymology 2 edit

Participle edit

bil

  1. masculine singular past active participle of bít

Danish edit

Etymology edit

From a clipping of automobil (automobile), from French automobile (automotive).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

bil c (singular definite bilen, plural indefinite biler)

  1. car, automobile

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Faroese: bilur
  • Greenlandic: biili
  • Icelandic: bíll
  • Norwegian Bokmål: bil
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: bil
  • Swedish: bil

Dutch edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /bɪl/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: bil
  • Rhymes: -ɪl

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle Dutch bille, often used in compounds, borrowed from Ingvaeonic/North Sea West Germanic *belle, from Proto-Germanic *balliō-, a variant of *balluz.

Noun edit

bil f (plural billen, diminutive billetje n)

  1. A buttock, usually used in the plural: billen, unless specified as left/right
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Descendants edit

Etymology 2 edit

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bíþla- (axe), instrumental noun from *bītaną (to bite).[1][2]

However, compare *bilją (blade, axe), which could have influenced its development.

Noun edit

bil f (plural billen, diminutive billetje n)

  1. a hammer-like double-edged tool used by stonecutters and millers
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References edit

  1. ^ Chester Nathan Gould, "Dwarf-Names: A Study in Old Icelandic Religion", in Publications of the Modern Language Association of America, Vol 44 (1929), issue #4
  2. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), Bern, München: Francke Verlag

Further reading edit

Elfdalian edit

Etymology edit

Presumably from Swedish bil.

Noun edit

bil m

  1. car, automobile

Faroese edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse bil, from Proto-Germanic *bilą, of uncertain origin. Compare *biliþī (likeness, evenness) and *bilōn- (to give way), *bibāną (to shiver, tremble).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

bil n (genitive singular bils, plural bil)

  1. A space
  2. A while, time, period

Declension edit

Declension of bil
n3 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bil bilið bil bilini
accusative bil bilið bil bilini
dative bili bilinum bilum bilunum
genitive bils bilsins bila bilanna

Noun edit

bil

  1. accusative singular of bilur

Garo edit

Etymology edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun edit

bil

  1. strength

Hausa edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English bill.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

bîl m

  1. bill, invoice

Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse bil, from Proto-Germanic *bilą, of uncertain origin. Compare *biliþī (likeness, evenness) and *bilōn- (to give way), *bibāną (to shiver, tremble).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

bil n (genitive singular bils, nominative plural bil)

  1. space, interval
  2. period of time, moment, space
  3. (computing) space
  4. damage, wound, nick
  5. (archaic) hesitation, break (in some action, process, etc.)

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Related terms edit

References edit

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 63-64

Khalaj edit

Perso-Arabic بیل

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Persian بیل (bil)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

bil (definite accusative bilü, plural billər)

  1. shovel

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Norwegian Bokmål edit

 
Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Etymology edit

This word originates from a Danish newspaper's contest to create a word for car. The winning proposition was "bil", a short form of automobil.[1] This word was subsequently adopted into Norwegian.

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Noun edit

bil m (definite singular bilen, indefinite plural biler, definite plural bilene)

  1. a car, automobile

Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Kari Haave (2004), “Det gode avløysarordet – «et etords digt»”, in Språknytt[1], volume 32, issue 2, Norsk språkråd, →ISSN, pages 10-13

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Etymology 1 edit

 
Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

This word originates from a Danish newspaper's contest to create a word for car. The winning proposition was "bil", a short form of automobil.[1] This word was subsequently adopted into Norwegian.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

bil m (definite singular bilen, indefinite plural bilar, definite plural bilane)

  1. a car, automobile
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

From Old Norse bil.

Noun edit

bìl n (definite singular bìlet, indefinite plural bìl, definite plural bìli)

  1. (pre-1917) alternative form of bel

References edit

  1. ^ Kari Haave (2004), “Det gode avløysarordet – «et etords digt»”, in Språknytt[2], volume 32, issue 2, Norsk språkråd, →ISSN, pages 10-13

Old English edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-West Germanic *billi, from Proto-Germanic *bilją. Cognate with Old Saxon bil, Old High German bill (German Bille (pickaxe)).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

bil n

  1. (poetic) a kind of sword or other bladed weapon, apparently having two edges
    • Abrægd mid ðy bille.He brandished with his sword.
    • 10th century, Anglo-Saxon Riddles of the Exeter Book[3]:
      Ic eom anhaga iserne wund bille gebennad beadoweorca sæd ecgum werig
      I am a lonely thing, wounded with iron, smitten by sword, sated with battle-work, weary of blades.

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Swedish edit

Etymology edit

From Danish bil.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

bil c

  1. a car, an automobile

Declension edit

Declension of bil 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative bil bilen bilar bilarna
Genitive bils bilens bilars bilarnas

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Tatar edit

Noun edit

bil

  1. a kind of salmon (Salmo Taimen)

Tok Pisin edit

Etymology edit

From English bill.

Noun edit

bil

  1. bill

Turkish edit

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

bil

  1. second-person singular imperative of bilmek

Volapük edit

Alternative forms edit

  • bir (this is the modern word (spelling) for "beer")

Etymology edit

From English beer and German Bier (this deformation was later changed back to the original "r" sound).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

bil (nominative plural bils)

  1. bile
  2. (obsolete) beer

Usage notes edit

  • (beer): The "l" was later changed to "r" for bir (beer).

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Welsh edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English bill (note of charges for goods; list), from Middle English bille (document), from Anglo-Norman bille, from Old French bulle, from Medieval Latin bulla (seal; sealed document).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

bil m (plural biliau)

  1. bill (receipt)

Mutation edit

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
bil fil mil unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References edit

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “bil”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Zou edit

 
Bil.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

bil

  1. ear

References edit

  • Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 41