bilë

See also: 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 *biles (“son”)[1].

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /biʎë/
  • IPA(key): /bilë/

Noun

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

  1. daughter
  2. girl

Declension
declension of bilë
indefinite forms
(trajta të pashquara)		 definite forms
(trajta të shquara)
singular
(numri njëjës)		 plural
(numri shumës)		 singular
(numri njëjës)		 plural
(numri shumës)
nominative
(emërore)		 bilë bila bila bilat
accusative
(kallëzore)		 bilë bila bilën bilat
genitive
(gjinore)
(i/e/të/së)		 bile bilave bilës bilave
dative
(dhanore)		 bile bilave bilës bilave
ablative
(rrjedhore)		 bile bilash bilës bilave
  1. A Concise Historical Grammar of the Albanian Language, V.Orel, Koninklijke Brill, Leiden 2000, p. 26
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