bíll

See also: bill and Bill

Icelandic

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Etymology

From Danish bil, a shortened form of automobil, ultimately from Ancient Greek αὐτός ‎(autós, “self”), stem αὐτo- (auto-) + Latin mobilis ‎(“mobile”), ergo ‘[vehicle] which moves by itself’.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pitl]

  Rhymes: -itl

Noun

bíll m ‎(genitive singular bíls, nominative plural bílar)

1. car (motorcar, automobile)

   Að aka bíl.

   To drive a car.

Declension

declension of bíll

m-s1	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

• bíldrusla
• bílstjóri

Synonyms

• bifreið
• sjálfrennireið (dated or jocular)