били

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [biˈli]

Participle

били́ • (bilí)

1. inflection of съм (sǎm):
   1. indefinite plural past active aorist participle
   2. plural past active imperfect participle

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbili]

Participle

би́ли • (bíli)

1. indefinite plural past active aorist participle of би́я (bíja)

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak biely, from Proto-Slavic *bělъ. Cognate with Carpathian Rusyn білый (bilŷj) and Slovak biely.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbili]
• Rhymes: -ili
• Hyphenation: би‧ли

Adjective

били (bili) (comparative билши, superlative найбилши)

1. white

   Antonym: чарни (čarni)

2. blonde, fair-haired
3. (of hair) grey, white

Related terms

adjectives

• белави (belavi)
• билкасти (bilkasti)
• билки (bilki)
• биляви (biljavi)

 

adverbs

• биле (bile)

 

nouns

• билїдло n (biljidlo)
• билїна f (biljina)
• билнїчка f (bilnjička)
• билосц f (bilosc)
• билота f (bilota)
• бильмо n (bilʹmo)
• бильчок m inan (bilʹčok)

 

verbs

• билїц impf (biljic)

 

References

• Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “били”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbʲilʲɪ]

Verb

би́ли • (bíli)

1. plural past indicative imperfective of бить (bitʹ)
   • 1876, Russian Synodal Bible, Mark 4:37:

     И поднялась великая буря; волны били в лодку, так что она уже наполнялась водою.

     I podnjalasʹ velikaja burja; volny bili v lodku, tak što ona uže napolnjalasʹ vodoju.

     A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped.

Yakut

Etymology

From бу (bu) + илик (ilik).

Determiner

били • (bili)

1. that

   били киһибит ханна тиийдэ? ― bili kihibit qanna tiiyde? ― where did that man go?