bíll

See also: bill and Bill

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish bil, a shortened form of automobil, ultimately from Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”), stem αὐτo- (auto-) + Latin mōbilis (“mobile”), ergo ‘[vehicle] which moves by itself’.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pitl/, [pit̪ɬ]

  Rhymes: -itl

Noun

bíll m (genitive singular bíls, nominative plural bílar)

1. car (motorcar, automobile)

   Synonyms: bifreið (formal), sjálfrennireið (dated or jocular)

   Að aka bíl.

   To drive a car.

Derived terms

• bíldrusla
• bílslys
• bílstjóri