bíll
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Icelandic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Danish bil, a shortened form of automobil, ultimately from Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”), stem αὐτo- (auto-) + Latin mōbilis (“mobile”), ergo ‘[vehicle] which moves by itself’.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bíll m (genitive singular bíls, nominative plural bílar)
- car (motorcar, automobile)
- Synonyms: bifreið (formal), sjálfrennireið (dated or jocular)
Declension[edit]
declension of bíll
Derived terms[edit]
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- Icelandic terms borrowed from Danish
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- Rhymes:Icelandic/itl
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