bilë

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bile"

Albanian

Etymology

Archaic and dialectal form of bijë, from Proto-Albanian *bir(i)lā, derivative of *bira. More at bir. Phonetically and semantically close to Messapic *bilia (“daughter”) and Messapic *biles (“son”).^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bilə/
IPA^(key): /biʎə/ (Gheg dialects)

Noun

bilë f (plural bila, definite bila, definite plural bilat)

Declension

Declension of bilë

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	bilë	bila	bila	bilat
accusative	bilë	bila	bilën	bilat
dative	bileje	bilave	bilës	bilave
ablative	bileje	bilash	bilës	bilave

References

^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “bilë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 26

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