biel

See also: Biel

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French bille.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bil/

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• Hyphenation: biel
• Rhymes: -il

Noun

biel f (plural biels, diminutive bieltje n)

1. (archaic) railway sleeper

Usage notes

The plural form has been reanalysed as a new singular form. The original singular is no longer commonly used.

Synonyms

• biels
• dwarsligger

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin bellus.

Adjective

biel m (plural biei, feminine biele, feminine plural bielis)

1. beautiful, handsome

Related terms

• bielece

Istriot

Alternative forms

• bielo

Etymology

From Latin bellus.

Adjective

biel m (plural bai, feminine biela, feminine plural biele)

1. beautiful
   • 1877, Antonio Ive, Canti popolari istriani: raccolti a Rovigno, volume 5, Ermanno Loescher, page 68:

     Ma sulo i tuoi bai uoci, anema meîa,

     But only your beautiful eyes, oh soul of mine,

Related terms

• balissa

Maltese

Root
b-w-l
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic بالَ‎ (bāla).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɪːl/

Verb

biel (imperfect jbul)

1. (chiefly informal) to pee, piss, urinate

   Synonyms: għadda l-awrina, għamel l-awrina, (rarely) awrina

Usage notes

• This verb is usually equivalent to English “pee” or “piss” (though not as vulgar as the latter). However, biel is at times found in formal texts, as it is the inherited Arabic word and may thus be favoured in purist style.

Conjugation

Conjugation of biel
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	bilt	bilt	biel		bilna	biltu	bielu
	f			bielet
imperfect	m	nbul	tbul	jbul		nbulu	tbulu	jbulu
	f			tbul
imperative			bul				bulu

Old Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bělъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /bjɛːlʲ/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /bjelʲ/

Noun

biel

1. mud, swamp

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bjɛl/
• (Middle Polish) IPA^(key): /ˈbjel/

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• Rhymes: -ɛl
• Syllabification: biel

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Polish biel, from Proto-Slavic *bělь.

Noun

biel f

1. white (color)

   Synonym: białość

2. white (dye)
3. white (clothes)

   ubrany w biel ― dressed in white

Declension

Declension of biel

	singular
nominative	biel
genitive	bieli
dative	bieli
accusative	biel
instrumental	bielą
locative	bieli
vocative	bieli

Related terms

adjective

• biały

 

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bělь.

Noun

biel m inan

1. sapwood

Declension

Declension of biel

	singular	plural
nominative	biel	biele
genitive	bielu	bieli
dative	bielowi	bielom
accusative	biel	biele
instrumental	bielem	bielami
locative	bielu	bielach
vocative	bielu	biele

Derived terms

adjective

• bielasty

 

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

biel

1. second-person singular imperative of bielić

Further reading

• biel in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• biel in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Adjective

biel (Cyrillic spelling биел)

1. Obsolete spelling of bijel