bíll

See also: bill and Bill

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish bil, a shortened form of automobil, ultimately from Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”), stem αὐτo- (auto-) + Latin mōbilis (“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

Synonyms
  • bifreið
  • sjálfrennireið (dated or jocular)

Derived terms
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