bil
English
[edit]Numeral
[edit]bil
- Abbreviation of billion.
Anagrams
[edit]Bouyei
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]bil
Czech
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Verb
[edit]bil
Etymology 2
[edit]Participle
[edit]bil
Danish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From a clipping of automobil (“automobile”), from French automobile (“automotive”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]bil c (singular definite bilen, plural indefinite biler)
Declension
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → Faroese: bilur
- → Greenlandic: biili
- → Icelandic: bíll
- → Norwegian Bokmål: bil
- → Norwegian Nynorsk: bil
- → Swedish: bil
Dutch
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]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
[edit]bil f (plural billen, diminutive billetje n)
- a buttock, usually used in the plural: billen, unless specified as left/right
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]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.
Noun
[edit]bil f (plural billen, diminutive billetje n)
- a hammer-like double-edged tool used by stonecutters and millers
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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
- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), Bern, München: Francke Verlag
Further reading
[edit]- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “bil1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
Elfdalian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]bil m
Faroese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse bil, from Proto-Germanic *bilą, of uncertain origin. Compare *biliþī (“likeness, evenness”) and *bilōn- (“to give way”), *bibāną (“to shiver, tremble”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]bil n (genitive singular bils, plural bil)
Declension
[edit]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
[edit]bil
Garo
[edit]Etymology
[edit](This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
[edit]bil
Hausa
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]bîl m
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse bil, from Proto-Germanic *bilą, of uncertain origin. Compare *biliþī (“likeness, evenness”) and *bilōn- (“to give way”), *bibāną (“to shiver, tremble”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]bil n (genitive singular bils, nominative plural bil)
- space, interval
- period of time, moment, space
- (computing) space
- damage, wound, nick
- (archaic) hesitation, break (in some action, process, etc.)
Declension
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Guus Kroonen (2013) Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)[3], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 63-64
Khalaj
[edit]Perso-Arabic | بیل |
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Persian بیل (bil)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]bil (definite accusative bilü, plural billər)
Declension
[edit]References
[edit]- Doerfer, Gerhard (1980) Wörterbuch des Chaladsch (Dialekt von Charrab) [Khalaj dictionary] (in German), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó
- Doerfer, Gerhard (1971) Khalaj Materials, Indiana University, →ISBN
Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]bil m (definite singular bilen, indefinite plural biler, definite plural bilene)
- a car, automobile
Derived terms
[edit]- bergingsbil
- betongbil
- bilbelte
- bilbombe
- bildekk
- bildel
- bildør
- bileier
- bilfabrikant
- bilferge, bilferje
- bilfri
- bilfører
- bilmekaniker
- bilmotor
- bilnøkkel
- bilpanser
- bilskip
- biltrafikk
- bobil
- brannbil
- bruktbil
- brøytebil
- campingbil
- elbil
- familiebil
- firmabil
- lastebil
- leiebil
- lekebil
- luksusbil
- olabil
- personbil
- politibil
- radiobil
- renovasjonsbil
- sjukebil
- sportsbil
- sykebil
- søppelbil
- tråbil
- varebil
- veteranbil
References
[edit]- “bil” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]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.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]bil m (definite singular bilen, indefinite plural bilar, definite plural bilane)
- a car, automobile
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]bìl n (definite singular bìlet, indefinite plural bìl, definite plural bìli)
References
[edit]- “bil” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *billi, from Proto-Germanic *bilją. Cognate with Old Saxon bil, Old High German bill (German Bille (“pickaxe”)).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]bil n
- (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
[edit]Strong a-stem:
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | bil | bil |
accusative | bil | bil |
genitive | billes | billa |
dative | bille | billum |
Descendants
[edit]- English: bill
See also
[edit]Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]bil c
- a car (automobile)
- 1993, Ronny & Ragge (lyrics and music), “Köra fort som fan [Drive fast as hell]”, in Let's Pök! [Let's Bone!][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.
- a truck (considered a subcategory in Swedish)
- Synonym: lastbil
- a van (considered a subcategory in Swedish)
- Synonym: skåpbil
Usage notes
[edit]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
[edit]nominative | genitive | ||
---|---|---|---|
singular | indefinite | bil | bils |
definite | bilen | bilens | |
plural | indefinite | bilar | bilars |
definite | bilarna | bilarnas |
Derived terms
[edit]- akutbil
- bila
- bilaccis
- bilaffär
- bilannons
- bilarbetare
- bilatlas
- bilavdrag
- bilavgaser
- bilavgift
- bilbana
- bilbarnstol
- bilbatteri
- bilberoende
- bilbesiktning
- bilbolag
- bilbomb
- bilbranschen
- bilbrott
- bilburen
- bilbyggare
- bilbälte
- bilbärgare
- bilbärgning
- bildekal
- bildel
- bildemontering
- bildrulle
- bildåre
- bildäck
- bildödad
- bildörr
- bilersättning
- bilexport
- bilfabrik
- bilfirma
- bilflag
- bilfri
- bilfärd
- bilfärja
- bilfönster
- bilförare
- bilföretag
- bilförmån
- bilförsäkring
- bilförsäljare
- bilförsäljning
- bilhandel
- bilhandlare
- bilhjul
- bilhorn
- bilinbrott
- bilindustri
- bilinspektör
- bilism
- bilist
- biljakt
- bilkaravan
- bilkaross
- bilkarta
- bilklädsel
- bilkollision
- bilkolonn
- bilkooperativ
- bilkortege
- bilkrasch
- bilkrock
- bilkyrkogård
- bilkår
- bilkårist
- bilkö
- bilköp
- bilköpare
- bilkörning
- billack
- billarm
- billast
- billedes
- billots
- billotsning
- billånare
- bilmarknad
- bilmekaniker
- bilmodell
- bilmontör
- bilmotor
- bilmärke
- bilnummer
- bilnyckel
- bilolycka
- bilorientering
- bilpark
- bilparkering
- bilpendlare
- bilpool
- bilproduktion
- bilprovning
- bilradio
- bilrally
- bilratt
- bilregister
- bilreparatör
- bilresa
- bilring
- bilruta
- bilsalong
- bilsamhälle
- bilschampo
- bilsemester
- bilsjuk
- bilsjuka
- bilskatt
- bilskola
- bilskrot
- bilskrotning
- bilsport
- bilstereo
- bilstol
- bilstöld
- bilsäte
- biltak
- biltelefon
- biltillbehör
- biltillverkare
- biltillverkning
- biltjuv
- biltrafik
- biltrafikant
- biltransport
- biltull
- biltunnel
- biltur
- biltvätt
- biltyp
- biltät
- biltävling
- bilutflykt
- biluthyrare
- biluthyrning
- bilutställning
- bilverkstad
- bilvrak
- bilvård
- bilväg
- bilåkande
- bilåkare
- bilåkning
- bilägare
- lastbil
- personbil
- polisbil
- privatbil
- radiobil
- raggarbil
- terrängbil
See also
[edit]- avgasrör (“exhaust pipe, tailpipe”)
- backspegel (“rear-view mirror”)
- bakaxel (“rear axle”)
- bakljus (“tail light, rear light”)
- bakruta (“rear windshield”)
- baksäte (“back seat”)
- bakvagn (“rear end; rear suspension”)
- bensin (“gasoline, petrol”)
- bilbatteri (“car battery”)
- bilbesiktning (“vehicle inspection”)
- blinka (“signal (to the left, right, etc.)”)
- blinker (“turn signal, indicator”)
- blända av (“turn off the high beams”)
- broms (“a brake”)
- bromsa (“to brake”)
- börna (“burn rubber”)
- dimljus (“fog light; fog lamp”)
- doftgran (“Little Trees / Wunder-Baum air freshener”)
- dubbdäck (“studded tire”)
- däck (“tire”)
- fjädring (“suspension”)
- fordon (“vehicle”)
- framaxel (“front axle”)
- framsäte (“front seat”)
- framvagn (“front end; front suspension”)
- förgasare (“carburetor”)
- förare (“driver”)
- förarsäte (“driver's seat”)
- gasa (“accelerate”)
- grill (“grille”)
- halvljus (“low-beam, dipped headlight”)
- handskfack (“glove compartment”)
- helljus (“high-beam”)
- hjul (“wheel”)
- hjulupphängning (“wheel suspension”)
- instrumentbräda (“dashboard”)
- kaross (“body, bodywork”)
- katalysator (“catalytic converter”)
- köra (“drive”)
- köra upp (“do a driving test”)
- körkort (“driver's license”)
- motor (“engine”)
- motorstopp (“engine failure”)
- navkapsel (“hubcap”)
- olja (“oil”)
- parkera (“park”)
- passagerare (“passenger”)
- plattan i mattan (“pedal to the metal”)
- ratt (“steering wheel”)
- registreringsskylt (“license plate”)
- sidoruta (“side window”)
- skjuts (“ride, lift”)
- skjutsa (“give a ride to somewhere”)
- sladd (“a skid, a slide, a drift”)
- sladda (“to skid, to slide, to drift”)
- slira (“slip, slide, skid”)
- släppa av (“drop off”)
- sommardäck (“summer tire”)
- spolarvätska (“windshield washer fluid”)
- stanna (“stop”)
- starta (“start”)
- strålkastare (“headlight”)
- styra (“steer”)
- svänga (“turn”)
- säte (“seat”)
- tanka (“refuel, fill up”)
- tuta (“honk”)
- tändstift (“spark plug”)
- underrede (“undercarriage”)
- uppkörning (“driving test”)
- vindruta (“windshield”)
- vindrutetorkare (“windshield wiper”)
- vinterdäck (“winter tire, snow tire”)
- väg (“road”)
- väglag (“road conditions”)
- växel (“gear”)
- växellåda (“gearbox, transmission”)
- växelspak (“gearshift”)
- växla (“shift gears”)
- åka (“ride”)
References
[edit]- bil in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- bil in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- bil in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- Svensk MeSH
Anagrams
[edit]Tatar
[edit]Noun
[edit]bil
- a kind of salmon (Salmo Taimen)
Tok Pisin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]bil
Turkish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Verb
[edit]bil
Volapük
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From English beer and German Bier (this deformation was later changed back to the original "r" sound).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]bil (nominative plural bils)
Usage notes
[edit]- (beer): The "l" was later changed to "r" for bir (“beer”).
Declension
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]bil m (plural biliau)
Mutation
[edit]radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
---|---|---|---|
bil | fil | mil | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- 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
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]bil
References
[edit]- Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 41
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