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bíll

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See also: bill and Bill

Icelandic

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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bíll m (genitive singular bíls, nominative plural bílar)

  1. car (motorcar, automobile)
    Synonyms: bifreið (formal), sjálfrennireið (dated or jocular)
    aka bíl.
    To drive a car.

Declension

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Declension of bíll (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bíll bíllinn bílar bílarnir
accusative bíl bílinn bíla bílana
dative bíl bílnum bílum bílunum
genitive bíls bílsins bíla bílanna

Derived terms

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