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{{nm-header|ˈbʲiːxʲɪlʲ}} | {{nm-header|ˈbʲiːxʲɪlʲ}} | ||
===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
From Post-Gothic ''{{term|*biχilja}}'', in turn from Latin ''[[wikt:vigilia#Latin|vigilia]]''. Cf. ''[[wikt:𐌽𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂#Gothic|náubaímbaír]]'' ("November") in the Gothic calendar for another instance of Latin ''v'' being realised as ''b'' in Gothic. | From Post-Gothic ''{{term|*biχilja}}'', in turn from Latin ''[[wikt:vigilia#Latin|vigilia]]''. Cf. ''[[wikt:𐌽𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂#Gothic|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 ''[[wikt:féil#Old_Irish|féil]]'' ("festival"), Welsh ''[[wikt:gŵyl#Welsh|gŵyl]]'' ("festival, holiday"), Polish ''[[wikt:Wigilia#Polish|Wigilia]]'' ("Christmas Eve"). | ||
[[Category:Niemish words of Latin origin]] | [[Category:Niemish words of Latin origin]] | ||
{{nm-noun-f0s|bíchil|saint's day | {{nm-noun-f0s|bíchil|saint's day |
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