били

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [biˈli]

Participle

били́ • (bilí)

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

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbili]

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

• IPA^(key): [ˈbili]
• Rhymes: -ili
• Hyphenation: би‧ли

Adjective

били (bili) (comparative билши, superlative найбилши)

1. white

   Antonym: чарни (čarni)

2. blonde, fair-haired
3. (of hair) grey, white

Declension

Declension of били

		singular					plural
		masculine		feminine	neuter		virile	nonvirile
nominative		били (bili)		била (bila)	биле (bile)		били (bili)
genitive		билого (biloho)		билей (bilej)	билого (biloho)		билих (bilix)
dative		билому (bilomu)		билей (bilej)	билому (bilomu)		билим (bilim)
accusative		personal/animal	inanimate	билу (bilu)	биле (bile)		билих (bilix)	били (bili)
		билого (biloho)	били (bili)
instrumental		билим (bilim)		билу (bilu)	билим (bilim)		билима (bilima)
locative		билим / билому (bilim / bilomu)		билей (bilej)	билим / билому (bilim / bilomu)		билих (bilix)
vocative		били (bili)		била (bila)	биле (bile)		били (bili)

Related terms

adjectives

• белави (belavi)
• билкасти (bilkasti)
• билки (bilki)
• биляви (biljavi)

adverbs

• биле (bile)

nouns

• билїдло n (biljidlo)
• билїна f (biljina)
• билнїчка f (bilnjička)
• билосц f (bilosc)
• билота f (bilota)
• бильмо n (bilʹmo)
• бильчок m inan (bilʹčok)

verbs

• билїц impf (biljic)

References

• Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “били”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbʲilʲɪ]

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.

Serbo-Croatian

Participle

били (Latin spelling bili)

1. masculine plural active past participle of би̏ти

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?