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/, [pit̪ɬ]

  Rhymes: -itl

Noun

bíll m (genitive singular bíls, nominative plural bílar)

1. car (motorcar, automobile)

   Synonyms: bifreið (formal), sjálfrennireið (dated or jocular)

   Að aka bíl.

   To drive a car.

Declension

Declension of bíll (masculine)

	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

Derived terms

• bíldrusla
• bílslys
• bílstjóri