Bulgarian

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Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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Participle

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били́ (bilí)

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

Etymology 2

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Participle

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би́ли (bíli)

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

Pannonian Rusyn

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Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

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били (bili) (comparative билши, superlative найбилши)

  1. white
    Antonym: чарни (čarni)
  2. blonde, fair-haired
  3. (of hair) grey, white
Declension
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Declension of били
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter virile nonvirile
nominative били (bili) била (bila) биле (bile) били (bili)
genitive билого (biloho) билей (bilej) билого (biloho) билих (bilix)
dative билому (bilomu) билей (bilej) билому (bilomu) билим (bilim)
accusative personal/animal inanimate билу (bilu) биле (bile) билих (bilix) били (bili)
билого (biloho) били (bili)
instrumental билим (bilim) билу (bilu) билим (bilim) билима (bilima)
locative билим / билому (bilim / bilomu) билей (bilej) билим / билому (bilim / bilomu) билих (bilix)
vocative били (bili) била (bila) биле (bile) били (bili)
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References

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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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били (bili)

  1. inflection of биц (bic):
    1. plural l-participle
    2. third-person plural past indicative

Russian

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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.

Serbo-Croatian

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Participle

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били (Latin spelling bili)

  1. masculine plural active past participle of би̏ти

Yakut

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Etymology

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From бу (bu) + илик (ilik).

Determiner

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били (bili)

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