биле
Bulgarian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Church Slavonic бꙑльѥ (bylĭje, “plant, grass”), from Proto-Slavic *bylьje (“herbage”), originally a collective sg. tantum with meaning cluster of weeds/herbs. Morphologically equivalent to Proto-Slavic *bylь (“herb”) + -е (-e). Out of use and replaced by билка (bilka).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbilɛ]
Audio: (file)
Noun
би́ле • (bíle) n (diminutive би́лка)
- (collective) herbage
- (by extension) natural medicament, remedy
Declension
singular | |
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indefinite | би́ле bíle |
definite | би́лето bíleto |
Related terms
- би́лка (bílka), билка́р m (bilkár), билка́рка f (bilkárka, “herbalist”)
- Черноби́л (Černobíl, “Chernobyl”) (town in Ukraine, literally means "black herb")
References
- “биле”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “биле”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “биле”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 47
- Ivanova-Mirčeva, D., editor (1999), “бꙑльѥ”, in Старобългарски речник [Old Church Slavonic Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Sofia: Valentin Trajanov, page 126
Kamassian
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Samoyedic *wəj.
Adjective
биле (bile)
Derived terms
- биле тхӱʼ (bile tʰüʔ)
References
- Donner, Kai R. (1944) “bilɛ”, in Kamassisches Wörterbuch nebst Sprachproben und Hauptzügen der Grammatik[1], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 10
Macedonian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbilɛ]
Participle
биле • (bile)
- plural aorist l-participle of сум (sum)
Russian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbʲilʲe]
Noun
би́ле • (bíle) n inan
- prepositional singular of би́ло (bílo)
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بیله (bile) (Turkish bile).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bǐle/
- Hyphenation: би‧ле
Adverb
бѝле (Latin spelling bìle)
Southern Altai
Etymology
Compare to Kyrgyz бүлө (bülö), etc.
Noun
биле • (bile)
Derived terms
Related terms
- билелӱ (bilelü)
References
- N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “биле”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN
Tuvan
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *bile (“with, together, also”). Cognate with Shor пла, Karachay-Balkar бла (bla), Kumyk булан (bulan), Turkish ile, Western Yugur pli.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɪ.le/, [bi̞.le̞]
Particle
биле • (bile)
- Hyphenated after a word, forming its comitative or instrumental case.
Conjunction
биле • (bile)