били

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [biˈli]

Participle

били́ • (bilí)

1. inflection of съм (sǎm):
   1. indefinite plural past active aorist participle
   2. plural past active imperfect participle

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbili]

Participle

би́ли • (bíli)

1. indefinite plural past active aorist participle of би́я (bíja)

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbʲilʲɪ]

Verb

би́ли • (bíli)

1. plural past indicative imperfective of бить (bitʹ)
   • 1876, Russian Synodal Bible, Mark 4:37:

     И поднялась великая буря; волны били в лодку, так что она уже наполнялась водою.

     I podnjalasʹ velikaja burja; volny bili v lodku, tak što ona uže napolnjalasʹ vodoju.

     A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped.

Yakut

Etymology

From бу (bu) + илик (ilik).

Determiner

били • (bili)

1. that

   били киһибит ханна тиийдэ? ― bili kihibit qanna tiiyde? ― where did that man go?