било

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Bulgarian

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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
Declension of би́ло
singular plural
indefinite би́ло
bílo 		би́ла
bíla
definite би́лото
bíloto 		би́лата
bílata

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

Pronunciation

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

Participle

би́ло • (bílo)

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

Anagrams

Macedonian

Pronunciation

Participle

било • (bilo)

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

Russian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

бить (bitʹ) +‎ -ло (-lo)

Noun

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

  1. impact bar, beater
Declension
Declension of би́ло (inan neut-form hard-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative би́ло
bílo 		би́ла
bíla
genitive би́ла
bíla 		би́л
bíl
dative би́лу
bílu 		би́лам
bílam
accusative би́ло
bílo 		би́ла
bíla
instrumental би́лом
bílom 		би́лами
bílami
prepositional би́ле
bíle 		би́лах
bílax

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

Declension of било
singular plural
nominative било била
genitive била била
dative билу билима
accusative било била
vocative било била
locative билу билима
instrumental билом билима

References

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