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Ukrainian
Etymology
From early піля (pilja) < *підля (*pidlja) < *пюдлѧ (*pjudlja) < *пѡдлѣ (*pôdlě), from Old Ruthenian подлѣ (podlě, “near”), from Old East Slavic подьлѣ (podĭlě, “by length”), ultimately from по (po) + дьлѣ (dĭlě), prefixed variant of Proto-Slavic *dьlь (“length”).
Pronunciation
Preposition
бі́ля • (bílja) (+ genitive case)
- near, next to
References
- ^ Hrynchyshyn, D. H., editor (1978), “подьле, подьлы; подлѣ”, in Словник староукраїнської мови XIV–XV ст. [Dictionary of the Old Ukrainian Language of the 14ᵗʰ–15ᵗʰ cc.] (in Ukrainian), volumes 2 (Н – Ѳ), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 166
- ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982), “біля”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1 (А – Г), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 198
Further reading
- Kotliarevsky, Ivan (1842) “биля”, in Словарь Малороссійскихъ словъ, содержащихся въ Энеидѣ [Dictionary of Ukrainian words contained in the Eneida] (in Russian), Kharkiv: University Printing House, page 3
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “біля”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2010), “бі́ля”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1 (а – бязь), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN
- “біля”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “біля”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)