bile

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 3 Italian 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Noun 3.2.1 Derived terms 3.3 Anagrams 4 Old Irish 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Noun 4.2.1 Descendants 5 Scottish Gaelic 5.1 Noun 6 Turkish 6.1 Conjunction 7 West Frisian 7.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪl

[edit] Etymology

Mid 16th century, via French, from Latin bīlis (“‘bile’”).

[edit] Noun

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bile (uncountable)

1. (biochemistry) A bitter brownish-yellow or greenish-yellow secretion produced by the liver, stored in the gall bladder, and discharged into the duodenum where it aids the process of digestion.
2. bitterness of temper; ill humour; irascibility.
3. Two of the four humours, black bile or yellow bile, in ancient and medieval physiology.

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• gall

[edit] Derived terms

• bile duct
• biliary
• biliary tract
• bilirubin
• bilious
• atrabilious
• black bile
• yellow bile

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[edit] French

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[edit] Noun

bile f (usually uncountable)

1. bile

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[edit] Italian

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[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbile/

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bile f. (plural bili)

1. (physiology) bile

[edit] Derived terms

• biliare
• bilioso
• bilirubina
• biliverdina

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• Anagrams of beil
• beli

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[edit] Old Irish

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *belyo- (“‘tree’”) < Proto-Indo-European *bholyo- (“‘leaf’”).

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bile

1. tree

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• Irish: bile
• Manx: billey

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[edit] Scottish Gaelic

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bile f. (genitive bile, plural bilean )

1. A lip of the mouth.

   Thàinig faite-gàire bheag gu a bhilean. — A small smile came to her lips.

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bile

1. neither, even

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[edit] West Frisian

[edit] Noun

bile (pl. bilen)

1. axe