били

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [biˈli]

Participle

били́ • (bilí)

  1. inflection of съм (sǎm):
    1. indefinite plural past active aorist participle
    2. plural past active imperfect participle

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbili]

Participle

би́ли • (bíli)

  1. indefinite plural past active aorist participle of би́я (bíja)

Pannonian Rusyn

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbili]
  • Rhymes: -ili
  • Hyphenation: би‧ли

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Slovak biely, from Proto-Slavic *bělъ. Cognate with Carpathian Rusyn білый (bilŷj) and Slovak biely.

Adjective

били (bili) (comparative билши, superlative найбилши)

  1. white
    Antonym: чарни (čarni)
  2. blonde, fair-haired
  3. (of hair) grey, white
Declension
Declension of били
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter virile nonvirile
nominative били (bili) била (bila) биле (bile) били (bili)
genitive билого (biloho) билей (bilej) билого (biloho) билих (bilix)
dative билому (bilomu) билей (bilej) билому (bilomu) билим (bilim)
accusative personal/animal inanimate билу (bilu) биле (bile) билих (bilix) били (bili)
билого (biloho) били (bili)
instrumental билим (bilim) билу (bilu) билим (bilim) билима (bilima)
locative билим / билому (bilim / bilomu) билей (bilej) билим / билому (bilim / bilomu) билих (bilix)
vocative били (bili) била (bila) биле (bile) били (bili)
adjectives
adverbs
nouns
  • билїдло n (biljidlo)
  • билїна f (biljina)
  • билнїчка f (bilnjička)
  • билосц f (bilosc)
  • билота f (bilota)
  • бильмо n (bilʹmo)
  • бильчок m inan (bilʹčok)
verbs
  • билїц impf (biljic)

References

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

били (bili)

  1. inflection of биц (bic):
    1. plural l-participle
    2. third-person plural past indicative

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbʲilʲɪ]

Verb

би́ли • (bíli)

  1. plural past indicative imperfective of бить (bitʹ)
    • 1876, Russian Synodal Bible, Mark 4:37:
      И поднялась великая буря; волны били в лодку, так что она уже наполнялась водою.
      I podnjalasʹ velikaja burja; volny bili v lodku, tak što ona uže napolnjalasʹ vodoju.
      A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped.

Serbo-Croatian

Participle

били (Latin spelling bili)

  1. masculine plural active past participle of би̏ти

Yakut

Etymology

From бу (bu) + илик (ilik).

Determiner

били • (bili)

  1. that
    били киһибит ханна тиийдэ?bili kihibit qanna tiiyde?where did that man go?