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)

  1. daughter
  2. girl

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

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