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bil

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English

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Numeral

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bil

  1. Abbreviation of billion.

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Bouyei

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *piːᴬ (“year”). Cognate with Thai ปี (bpii), Northern Thai ᨸᩦ, Lao ປີ (pī), Lü ᦔᦲ (ṗii), Shan ပီ (pǐi), Tai Nüa ᥙᥤ (pi), Phake ပီ (pī), Ahom 𑜆𑜣 (pī), Zhuang bi.

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bil

  1. year

Czech

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Etymology 1

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Verb

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bil

  1. second-person singular imperative of bílit

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Participle

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bil

  1. masculine singular past active participle of bít

Danish

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Etymology

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From a clipping of automobil (“automobile”), from French automobile (“automotive”).

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bil c (singular definite bilen, plural indefinite biler)

  1. car, automobile

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Declension of bil
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bil bilen biler bilerne
genitive bils bilens bilers bilernes

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  • → Faroese: bilur
  • → Greenlandic: biili
  • → Icelandic: bíll
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: bil
  • → Norwegian Nynorsk: bil
  • → Swedish: bil

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bɪl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: bil
  • Rhymes: -ɪl

Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch bille, often used in compounds, borrowed from Ingvaeonic/North Sea West Germanic *belle, from Proto-Germanic *balliō-, a variant of *balluz.

Noun

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bil f (plural billen, diminutive billetje n)

  1. a buttock, usually used in the plural: billen, unless specified as left/right
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Etymology 2

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Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bíþla- (“axe”), instrumental noun from *bītaną (“to bite”).[1][2]

However, compare *bilją (“blade, axe”), which could have influenced its development.

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bil f (plural billen, diminutive billetje n)

  1. a hammer-like double-edged tool used by stonecutters and millers
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  1. ^ Chester Nathan Gould, "Dwarf-Names: A Study in Old Icelandic Religion", in Publications of the Modern Language Association of America, Vol 44 (1929), issue #4
  2. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), Bern, München: Francke Verlag

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Elfdalian

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Etymology

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Presumably from Swedish bil.

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bil m

  1. car, automobile

Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse bil, from Proto-Germanic *bilą, of uncertain origin. Compare *biliþī (“likeness, evenness”) and *bilōn- (“to give way”), *bibāną (“to shiver, tremble”).

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bil n (genitive singular bils, plural bil)

  1. A space
  2. A while, time, period

Declension

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Declension of bil
n3 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bil bilið bil bilini
accusative bil bilið bil bilini
dative bili bilinum bilum bilunum
genitive bils bilsins bila bilanna

Noun

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bil

  1. accusative singular of bilur

Garo

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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bil

  1. strength

Hausa

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English bill.

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bîl m

  1. bill, invoice

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse bil, from Proto-Germanic *bilą, of uncertain origin. Compare *biliþī (“likeness, evenness”) and *bilōn- (“to give way”), *bibāną (“to shiver, tremble”).

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bil n (genitive singular bils, nominative plural bil)

  1. space, interval
  2. period of time, moment, space
  3. (computing) space
  4. damage, wound, nick
  5. (archaic) hesitation, break (in some action, process, etc.)

Declension

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    Declension of bil
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bil bilið bil bilin
accusative bil bilið bil bilin
dative bili bilinu bilum bilunum
genitive bils bilsins bila bilanna

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Khalaj

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Perso-Arabic بیل

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Borrowed from Persian بیل (bil)

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bil (definite accusative bilü, plural billər)

  1. shovel

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Declension of bil
singular plural
nominative bil billər
genitive bilü̂ñ billərü̂ñ
dative bilkə billərkə
definite accusative bilü billərü
locative bilçə billərçə
ablative bildə billərdə
instrumental billə billərlə
equative bilvâra billərvâra

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

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This word originates from a Danish newspaper's contest to create a word for car. The winning proposition was "bil", a short form of automobil.[1] This word was subsequently adopted into Norwegian.

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bil m (definite singular bilen, indefinite plural biler, definite plural bilene)

  1. a car, automobile

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  1. ^ Kari Haave (2004) “Det gode avløysarordet – «et etords digt»”, in Språknytt‎[1], volume 32, number 2, Norsk språkråd, →ISSN, pages 10-13

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

This word originates from a Danish newspaper's contest to create a word for car. The winning proposition was "bil", a short form of automobil.[1] This word was subsequently adopted into Norwegian.

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bil m (definite singular bilen, indefinite plural bilar, definite plural bilane)

  1. a car, automobile
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Etymology 2

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From Old Norse bil.

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bìl n (definite singular bìlet, indefinite plural bìl, definite plural bìli)

  1. (pre-1917) alternative form of bel

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  1. ^ Kari Haave (2004) “Det gode avløysarordet – «et etords digt»”, in Språknytt‎[2], volume 32, number 2, Norsk språkråd, →ISSN, pages 10-13

Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *billi, from Proto-Germanic *bilją. Cognate with Old Saxon bil, Old High German bill (German Bille (“pickaxe”)).

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bil n

  1. (poetic) a kind of sword or other bladed weapon, apparently having two edges
    • Abrægd mid ðy bille. ― He brandished with his sword.
    • 10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 5‎[4]:
      Iċ eom ānhaga īserne wund, bille ġebennod, beadoweorca sæd, eċġum wēriġ.
      I am a lone one wounded with iron, wounded by sword, sated of battle-works, weary by edges.

Declension

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Declension of bil (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative bil bil
accusative bil bil
genitive billes billa
dative bille billum

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Swedish

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Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sv
 
en bil med ögon [a car with eyes]

Etymology

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From Danish bil.

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bil c

  1. a car (automobile)
    köra bil
    drive a car
    åka bil
    ride a car
    sitta fram / bak i bilen
    sit in the front / back of the car
    • 1993, Ronny & Ragge (lyrics and music), “Köra fort som fan”, in Let's Pök!‎[5]:
      Vi ska köra, köra fort som fan. Köra runt med bilen genom hela stan. Vi ska köra, köra fort som fan. Sladda loss och börna genom hela stan ikväll.
      We will [shall] drive, drive fast as hell. Drive around with the car through the whole town. We will drive, drive fast as hell. Drift [skid loose] and burn rubber through the whole town tonight.
  2. a truck (considered a subcategory in Swedish)
    Synonym: lastbil
  3. a van (considered a subcategory in Swedish)
    Synonym: skåpbil

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A freight truck / lorry is normally qualified as a lastbil, while a pickup truck (pickup) or the like is often simply called a bil ("car") in everyday language (though technically also a lastbil). A freight truck / lorry is the default intuition for lastbil.

Declension

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Declension of bil
nominative genitive
singular indefinite bil bils
definite bilen bilens
plural indefinite bilar bilars
definite bilarna bilarnas

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Tatar

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Noun

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bil

  1. a kind of salmon (Salmo Taimen)

Tok Pisin

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Etymology

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From English bill.

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bil

  1. bill

Turkish

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Verb

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bil

  1. second-person singular imperative of bilmek

Volapük

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Alternative forms

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  • bir (this is the modern word (spelling) for "beer")

Etymology

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From English beer and German Bier (this deformation was later changed back to the original "r" sound).

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bil (nominative plural bils)

  1. bile
  2. (obsolete) beer

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  • (beer): The "l" was later changed to "r" for bir (“beer”).

Declension

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declension of bil
singular plural
nominative bil bils
genitive bila bilas
dative bile biles
accusative bili bilis
vocative 1 o bil! o bils!
predicative 2 bilu bilus
  • 1 status as a case is disputed
  • 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only

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Welsh

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English bill (“note of charges for goods; list”), from Middle English bille (“document”), from Anglo-Norman bille, from Old French bulle, from Medieval Latin bulla (“seal; sealed document”).

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bil m (plural biliau)

  1. bill (receipt)

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
bil fil mil unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “bil”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Zou

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Bil.

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bil

  1. ear

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  • Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 41
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