bíll – Icelandic noun declension

Icelandic noun forms of bíll

Noun: bíll
Gender: m
Declension:

Nominative

Sg. Indef.bíll
Sg. Def.bíllinn
Pl. Indef.bílar
Pl. Def.bílarnir

Genitive

Sg. Indef.bíls
Sg. Def.bílsins
Pl. Indef.bíla
Pl. Def.bílanna

Dative

Sg. Indef.bíl
Sg. Def.bílnum
Pl. Indef.bílum
Pl. Def.bílunum

Accusative

Sg. Indef.bíl
Sg. Def.bílinn
Pl. Indef.bíla
Pl. Def.bílana

Sample Sentences

  • Að aka bíl. (To drive a car.)

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’. See: Danish Nouns 'bil', Latin Nouns 'mōbilis'.

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