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Bulgarian
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Participle
били́ • (bilí)
- inflection of съм (sǎm):
- indefinite plural past active aorist participle
- plural past active imperfect participle
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Participle
би́ли • (bíli)
- indefinite plural past active aorist participle of би́я (bíja)
Pannonian Rusyn
Etymology
Inherited from Old Slovak biely, from Proto-Slavic *bělъ. Cognate with Carpathian Rusyn білый (bilŷj) and Slovak biely.
Pronunciation
Adjective
били (bili) (comparative билши, superlative найбилши)
- white
- Antonym: чарни (čarni)
- blonde, fair-haired
- (of hair) grey, white
References
- Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “били”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
Russian
Pronunciation
Verb
би́ли • (bíli)
- 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.
Yakut
Etymology
From бу (bu) + илик (ilik).
Determiner
били • (bili)
- that
- били киһибит ханна тиийдэ? ― bili kihibit qanna tiiyde? ― where did that man go?