bilë

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bile"

Albanian

Etymology

Archaic and dialectal form of bijë, from Proto-Albanian *bir(i)lā, derivative of *bira. More at bir. Phonetically and semantically close to Messapic *bilia (“daughter”) and Messapic *biles (“son”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bilə/
• IPA^(key): /biʎə/ (Gheg dialects)

Noun

bilë f (plural bila, definite bila, definite plural bilat)

1. daughter
2. girl

Declension

Declension of bilë

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bilë	bila	bila	bilat
accusative		bilën
dative	bileje	bilës	bilave	bilave
ablative			bilash