Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From early піля (pilja) < *підля (*pidlja) < *пюдлѧ (*pjudlja) < *пѡдлѣ (*pôdlě), from Old Ruthenian подлѣ (podlě, near),[1] from Old East Slavic подьлѣ (podĭlě, by length), ultimately from по (po) +‎ дьлѣ (dĭlě), prefixed variant of Proto-Slavic *dьlь (length).[2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈbʲilʲɐ]
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Preposition

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бі́ля (bílja) (+ genitive case)

  1. next to; near (as a preposition)

References

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  1. ^ Hrynchyshyn, D. H., editor (1978), “подьле, подьлы; подлѣ”, in Словник староукраїнської мови XIV–XV ст. [Dictionary of the Old Ukrainian Language of the 14ᵗʰ–15ᵗʰ cc.] (in Ukrainian), volume 2 (Н – Ѳ), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 166
  2. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982), “біля”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 1 (А – Г), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 198

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