Contionary:bichilj

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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

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