bilë

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bile"

Albanian

Etymology

Archaic and dialectal form of bijë, from Proto-Albanian *bir(i)lā, derivative of *bira. More at bir. Phonetically and semantically close to Messapic *bilia (“daughter”) and Messapic *biles (“son”).^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bilə/
IPA^(key): /biʎə/ (Gheg dialects)

Noun

bilë f (plural bila, definite bila, definite plural bilat)

Declension

Declension of **bilë**
	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bilë	bila	bila	bilat
accusative	bilë	bilën	bila	bilat
dative	bile	bilës	bilave	bilave
ablative	bile	bilës	bilash	bilave

References

^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “bilë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 26

[1] Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “bilë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 26

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