Billett

See also: billett

English

Etymology

Variant of Billet.

Proper noun

Billett (countable and uncountable, plural Billetts)

1. A surname.
2. An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Illinois, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Billett is the 36154^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 620 individuals. Billett is most common among White (92.74%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Billett”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 160.

German

Alternative forms

• Billet (uncommon)

Etymology

Borrowed from French billet.

Pronunciation

• (Germany) IPA^(key): /bɪlˈjɛt/
• (Austria) IPA^(key): /biˈjeː/, /bɪˈlɛt/, /biˈjɛt/
• (Switzerland) IPA^(key): /ˈbɪlɛt/, /biˈleːt/, /biˈlɛt/

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Noun

Billett n (strong, genitive Billettes or Billetts, plural Billetts or Billette)

1. (current in Switzerland, Belgium, Luxembourg, archaic in Austria, dated elsewhere) ticket (for a train, plane or other means of transportation)

   Synonyms: Fahrkarte, Ticket, Fahrausweis, Fahrschein

   ein Billett zweiter Klasse für die Hin- und Rückreise

   A second class ticket for both directions

2. (current in Switzerland, archaic in Austria, dated elsewhere) ticket (for a concert, show, etc.)

   Synonyms: Einlasskarte, Eintrittskarte, Ticket

   ein Billett vorbestellen

   To preorder a ticket

3. (Switzerland, informal) driving licence

   Synonyms: Fahrerlaubnis, Führerschein, (informal) Lappen, (Austria) Lenkerberechtigung, (Switzerland) Führerausweis, (South Tyrol) Patent, Fahrausweis

4. (archaic outside Austria) a brief piece of writing; a short informal letter; billet

   Synonyms: Briefchen, Zettel

5. (archaic outside Austria) correspondance card, greeting card

   Synonyms: Briefkarte, Glückwunschkarte

Declension

Declension of Billett [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Billett	die	Billetts, Billette
genitive	eines	des	Billettes, Billetts	der	Billetts, Billette
dative	einem	dem	Billett, Billette1	den	Billetts, Billetten
accusative	ein	das	Billett	die	Billetts, Billette

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Billett” in Duden online
• “Billett” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Billett” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon