bili-

See also: bili, bilí, bǐlì, and -bili

English

Alternative forms

• bilio-

Etymology

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from Latin bīlis (“bile”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /bɪlɪ/, /bɪli/

Prefix

bili-

1. (anatomy, medicine) Relating to bile.
2. (anatomy, medicine) Relating to bile ducts.

Synonyms

• chole-

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with bili-

• bilicyanin
• bilification
• bilify
• bilifying
• bilirubin
• biliverdin

 

Translations

prefix meaning “bile”

• Irish: bili-

References

• “Bili-” in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (first edition), volume I (A–B, ed. James Augustus Henry Murray, 1888), § ii (B), page 859/2

Irish

Alternative forms

• bilea- (before a broad consonant)

Etymology

From Latin bīlis (“bile”).

Prefix

bili-

1. (biochemistry) bili-

Derived terms

Irish terms prefixed with bili-

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bili-	bhili-	mbili-
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bili-”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *biliz (“gentle, kind, fitting”).

Prefix

bili-

1. Prefix denoting uniformity or appropriateness