било

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *bidlo, morphologically formed from би́я (bíja, “to fight, to beat”) +‎ -ло (-lo, “instrumental suffix”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

би́ло • (bílo) n

1. mountain crest, ridge

   Synonyms: хре́бет (hrébet), хрид (hrid), гре́бен (grében)

   Antonym: подно́жие (podnóžie)

2. summit, peak, top

   Synonyms: връх (vrǎh), висина́ (visiná)

3. (figurative) apogee

   Synonym: апоге́й (apogéj)

Declension

Related terms

• бич (bič, “whip”)
• бой (boj, “fight”)
• би́тка (bítka, “battle”)

References

• “било”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “било”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Etymology 2

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Participle

било́ • (biló)

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

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

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Participle

би́ло • (bílo)

1. indefinite neuter singular past active aorist participle of би́я (bíja)

Anagrams

• лоби (lobi)

Macedonian

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Participle

било • (bilo)

1. neuter singular aorist l-participle of сум (sum)

Russian

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

бить (bitʹ) +‎ -ло (-lo)

Noun

би́ло • (bílo) n inan (genitive би́ла, nominative plural би́ла, genitive plural бил)

1. impact bar, beater

Declension

Etymology 2

Verb

би́ло • (bílo)

1. neuter singular past indicative imperfective of бить (bitʹ)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bidlo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bîlo/
• Hyphenation: би‧ло

Noun

би̏ло n (Latin spelling bȉlo)

1. pulse, heartbeat
2. a shallow-sloped crest (of a mountain)

Declension

References

• Čolović, Gvozden R. (1969) Vojna topografija, Beograd: Vojnogeografski institut