били

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Bulgarian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Participle

били́ (bilí)

  1. inflection of съм (sǎm):
    1. indefinite plural past active aorist participle
    2. plural past active imperfect participle

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Participle

би́ли (bíli)

  1. 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)

  1. white
    Antonym: чарни (čarni)
  2. blonde, fair-haired
  3. (of hair) grey, white
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References

Russian

Pronunciation

Verb

би́ли (bíli)

  1. 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)

  1. that
    били киһибит ханна тиийдэ?bili kihibit qanna tiiyde?where did that man go?