Contionary:bichilj

Niemish

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbʲiːxʲɪlʲ/

Etymology

From Post-Gothic *biχilja, in turn from Latin vigilia. Cf. náubaímbaír ("November") in the Gothic calendar for another instance of Latin v being realised as b in Gothic. For a similar semantic development, cf. Old Irish féil ("festival"), Welsh gŵyl ("festival, holiday"), Polish Wigilia ("Christmas Eve").

Noun

⁰ bíchilj n.f. zero-stem

1. saint's day
2. (religious) festival

Declension

declension of bíchilj (f-0s declension)
	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bíchilj	bíchilia	bíchils	bíchilios
genitive	bíchils	bíchilios	bíchilia	bíchilsa
dative	bíchile	bíchilse	bíchilią	bíchilę

See also

• dót ("festival")