biel

See also: Biel

Dutch

Etymology

Borrwed from French bille.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bil/
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  • Hyphenation: biel
  • Rhymes: -il

Noun

biel f (plural biels, diminutive bieltje n)

  1. (archaic) railway sleeper

Usage notes

The plural form has now been reanalysed as a new singular form. The original singular is not longer commonly used.

Synonyms

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin bellus.

Adjective

biel m (plural biels, feminine biele, feminine plural bielis)

  1. beautiful, handsome

Istriot

Alternative forms
  • bielo

Etymology

From Latin bellus.

Adjective

biel m (plural bai, feminine biela, feminine plural biele)

  1. beautiful
    • 1877, Antonio Ive, Canti popolari istriani: raccolti a Rovigno, volume 5, Ermanno Loescher, page 68:
      Ma sulo i tuoi bai uoci, anema meîa,
      But only your beautiful eyes, oh soul of mine,

Old Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bělъ.

Noun

biel

  1. mud, swamp

Polish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bʲɛl/
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Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *bělъ.

Noun

biel f

  1. white (color)
Declension
declension of biel
singular
nominative biel
genitive bieli
dative bieli
accusative biel
instrumental bielą
locative bieli
vocative bieli

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *bělь.

Noun

biel m inan

  1. sapwood
Declension
declension of biel
singular plural
nominative biel biele
genitive bielu bieli
dative bielowi bielom
accusative biel biele
instrumental bielem bielami
locative bielu bielach
vocative bielu biele

Etymology 3

Verb

biel

  1. second-person singular imperative of bielić

Further reading
  • biel in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Adjective

biel (Cyrillic spelling биел)

  1. Obsolete spelling of bijel
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