Bild

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Central Franconian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old High German bilidi, from Proto-West Germanic *biliþī. The vocalism -i- is regular due to the originally open syllable. The variant Beld may be from an early contraction or due to analogy with words with original -ld, such as weld (“wild”).

Pronunciation

Noun

Bild n (plural Bilder or Biller, diminutive Bildche)

  1. (most dialects) image; picture; painting; photo

Usage notes

  • The plural Bilder is predominant in Ripuarian, the plural Biller in Moselle Franconian.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German bilde, from Old High German bilidi, biladi, from Proto-West Germanic *biliþī.

Pronunciation

Noun

Bild n (strong, genitive Bildes or Bilds, plural Bilder, diminutive Bildchen n)

  1. image; picture; painting; photo (optical representation of something)
  2. image (idea or mental concept of something)
  3. (computing) image

Declension

Declension of Bild
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Bild die Bilder
genitive eines des Bildes, Bilds der Bilder
dative einem dem Bild, Bilde1 den Bildern
accusative ein das Bild die Bilder

1Now rare, see notes.

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • →? Estonian: pilt

Further reading

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

Noun

Bild n (plural Bilder, diminutive Bildche)

  1. picture, image
    en Buch foll Bilder
    a book full of pictures

Further reading

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German bilde, from Old High German bilidi, biladi, from Proto-West Germanic *biliþī.

Pronunciation

Noun

Bild n (plural Biller)

  1. picture, image

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Bild in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Middle High German bilde, from Old High German bilidi, biladi, from Proto-West Germanic *biliþī.

Noun

Bild n (plural Bilder)

  1. picture, image
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