Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bilją
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Proto-Germanic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyH- (“to strike; beat”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]*bilją n
Inflection
[edit]neuter ja-stemDeclension of *bilją (neuter ja-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *bilją | *biljō | |
vocative | *bilją | *biljō | |
accusative | *bilją | *biljō | |
genitive | *biljas, *bilis | *biljǫ̂ | |
dative | *biljai | *biljamaz | |
instrumental | *biljō | *biljamiz |
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]Note: In some daughter languages, *bilją was conflated with another similar word with a long ī, also meaning "axe"; see German Beil for more.