Definitions and meaning of bile
bile
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: bīl, IPA(key): /baɪl/
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- Rhymes: -aɪl
Etymology 1
Mid 16th century, via Middle French, from Latin bīlis (“bile”).
Noun
bile (usually uncountable, plural biles)
- A bitter brownish-yellow or greenish-yellow secretion produced by the liver, stored in the gall bladder, and discharged into the duodenum where it aids the process of digestion.
- Synonyms: bili-, chole-; gall (archaic)
- Bitterness of temper; ill humour; irascibility.
- Either of two of the four humours, black bile or yellow bile, in ancient and medieval physiology.
- Hyponyms: black bile, yellow bile
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
Obsolete form of boil. Akin to Dutch buil and German Beule, all from Proto-Germanic *būlǭ.
Noun
bile (plural biles)
- (obsolete) A boil (kind of swelling).
Verb
bile (third-person singular simple present biles, present participle biling or bileing, simple past and past participle biled)
- Pronunciation spelling of boil.
References
Anagrams
Albanian
Etymology 1
Either related to bolle pl (“testicles”), or a singularized plural of *bilë, from Proto-Albanian *beila, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyH- (“to strike, beat”), in which case close to Proto-Germanic *bilją (“spike, peg, nail, axe, sword, blade”). Compare English bill, German Bille (“axe”).
Pronunciation
Noun
bile f (plural bile, definite bilja, definite plural bilet)
- (childish) weenie (penis)
Declension
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Particle
bile
- (colloquial) Reinforces what has already been said; even, in fact, furthermore
- Synonym: madje
- bile bile ― as a matter of fact
References
- “bile”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
French
Etymology
From Latin bilis.
Pronunciation
Noun
bile f (uncountable)
- bile
Derived terms
- bile jaune
- bile noire
- bileux
- se faire de la bile
Further reading
- “bile”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Irish bile, from Proto-Celtic *belyom (“tree”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰolh₃yom (“leaf”).
Noun
bile m (genitive singular bile, nominative plural bilí)
- tree, especially a large, ancient, sacred one
- scion; distinguished person
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See béal (“lip”)
Noun
bile m (genitive singular bile, nominative plural bilí)
- rim (of vessel)
Declension
Mutation
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bile”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 bile”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin bīlis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbi.le/
- Rhymes: -ile
- Hyphenation: bì‧le
Noun
bile f (plural bili)
- (physiology) bile
- anger
Derived terms
See also
Anagrams
Latin
Noun
bīle
- ablative singular of bīlis
Norwegian Bokmål
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /²biːl.ə/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Middle Low German bīle (“axe”).
Noun
bile f or m (definite singular bila or bilen, indefinite plural biler, definite plural bilene)
- An axe, espescially a broadaxe
Etymology 2
From bil.
Verb
bile (present tense biler, past tense bilte, past participle bilt)
- To ride a car
References
“bile” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /²biːl.ə/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Middle Low German bīle (“axe”).
Noun
bile f (definite singular bila, indefinite plural biler, definite plural bilene)
- An axe, espescially a broadaxe
Etymology 2
From bil.
Verb
bile (present tense bilar or biler, past tense bila or bilte, past participle bila or bilt)
- To ride a car
References
“bile” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *bili-, related to *bilją (“axe, blade, cutting weapon”).
Pronunciation
Noun
bile m
- bill of a bird
- Synonym: nebb
- trunk of an elephant
- Synonym: nypel
Related terms
Descendants
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *belyos (“tree”), related to Proto-Indo-European *bʰolyo- (“leaf”). Cognate with Latin folium, Ancient Greek φύλλον (phúllon), and Old Armenian բողբոջ (bołboǰ).
Pronunciation
Noun
bile m (genitive bili, nominative plural bili)
- tree, especially a large, ancient, sacred one
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
Mutation
References
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 bile”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin bilis.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ili, -ilɨ
- Hyphenation: bi‧le
Noun
bile f (uncountable)
- gall; bile
- Synonyms: fel, bílis
Romanian
Pronunciation
Noun
bile f
- inflection of bilă:
- indefinite plural
- indefinite genitive/dative singular
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology 1
From Old Irish bél (“lip”). Related to beul.
Noun
bile f (genitive singular bile, plural bilean)
- lip (of mouth)
- rim (of container)
- brim (of hat)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English bill.
Noun
bile m (genitive singular bile, plural bilean)
- bill (for law)
References
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بیله (bile) (Turkish bile).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bǐle/
- Hyphenation: bi‧le
Adverb
bìle (Cyrillic spelling бѝле)
- (regional) moreover, even
Participle
bile (Cyrillic spelling биле)
- feminine plural active past participle of biti
Turkish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /biˈle/
- Hyphenation: bi‧le
Etymology 1
From Ottoman Turkish بیله (bile), from Old Anatolian Turkish بیله (bilä), from Proto-Turkic *bile (“with, together, also”). Compare Azerbaijani belə, Gagauz bilä. Doublet of ile.
Alternative forms
- bilem (Eastern Thrace, Erzurum)
Adverb
bile
- (dialectal or archaic, Ordu, Trabzon, Eastern Thrace, Rize, Adana, Osmaniye) together, with
- Synonym: beraber
- eve bile mi gittiniz? ― did you go home together?
Conjunction
bile
- even
- Synonym: dahi
- çocuk bile bunu anlayabilir ― even a child can understand this
Postposition
bile
- (archaic) alternative form of ile
- yarın olsun, hayır bile gelsin ― let it be tomorrow, let it come with prosperity
Etymology 2
Noun
bile (definite accusative bileyi, plural bileler)
- (Balıkesir, Denizli, Kütahya, Erzincan, Gaziantep, Kahramanmaraş, Edirne) alternative form of bileği
Declension
Further reading
- “bile”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- “bile”, in Türkiye'de halk ağzından derleme sözlüğü [Compilation Dictionary of Popular Speech in Turkey] (in Turkish), Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, 1963–1982
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “bile”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
West Frisian
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Dutch bile or Middle Low German bîle, bîl (“axe”), both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bilją.
Pronunciation
Noun
bile c (plural bilen, diminutive byltsje)
- axe
Further reading
- “bile”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Yola
Etymology
From Middle English boillen, from Old French boillir. This is a vulgar pronunciation in Ireland.
Pronunciation
Verb
bile (simple past bilethe or bilo't)
- to boil
Derived terms
References
- Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 26
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