biel

See also: Biel

Dutch

Etymology

Borrwed 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 now been reanalysed as a new singular form. The original singular is not longer commonly used.

Synonyms

• biels
• dwarsligger

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Friulian

Etymology

From Latin bellus.

Adjective

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

1. beautiful, handsome

Related terms

• bielece

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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

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Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic بالَ (bāla).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɪːl/

Verb

biel (imperfect jbul)

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

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.

Synonyms

• għadda l-awrina; għamel l-awrina; (rarely) awrina

Derived terms

• bewl

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Old Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bělъ.

Noun

biel

1. mud, swamp

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bjɛl/

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Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *bělъ.

Noun

biel f

1. white (color)

Declension

Declension of biel

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

Etymology 2

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

Verb

biel

1. second-person singular imperative of bielić

Further reading

• biel in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• Template:R:PWN

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Serbo-Croatian

Adjective

biel (Cyrillic spelling биел)

1. Obsolete spelling of bijel.