Bille

See also: bille and billé

German

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

First mentioned in 1075 as Bilena. According to Albrecht Greule, of native Germanic origin and from some derivation of Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“white, bright”). Or, from a Slavic derivation of the same root, similar to the river Biela.

Proper noun

die Bille f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Bille)

  1. a tributary of the Elbe River, Germany

Etymology 2

Related to Beil.

Noun

Bille f (genitive Bille, plural Billen)

  1. (obsolete) penis
Declension
Declension of Bille [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Bille die Billen
genitive einer der Bille der Billen
dative einer der Bille den Billen
accusative eine die Bille die Billen

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