billen

Danish

Noun

billen cCategory:Danish non-lemma forms#BILLENCategory:Danish noun forms#BILLENCategory:Danish entries with incorrect language header#BILLENCategory:Pages with entries#BILLENCategory:Pages with 5 entries#BILLEN

  1. definite singular of bille

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle DutchCategory:Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch#BILLENCategory:Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch#BILLEN billen, probably ultimately from Proto-GermanicCategory:Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#BILLENCategory:Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic#BILLEN *bíþla- (“axe”), instrumental noun from *bītaną (“to bite”). Related to Old Norse bíldr (“bloodletting knife”).

Verb

billenCategory:Dutch lemmas#BILLENCategory:Dutch verbs#BILLENCategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#BILLENCategory:Pages with entries#BILLENCategory:Pages with 5 entries#BILLEN

  1. (transitiveCategory:Dutch transitive verbs#BILLEN) to sharpen, to apply grooves to a millstone
Derived terms

Further reading

Etymology 2

From bil.

Verb

billenCategory:Dutch lemmas#BILLENCategory:Dutch verbs#BILLENCategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#BILLENCategory:Pages with entries#BILLENCategory:Pages with 5 entries#BILLEN

  1. (transitiveCategory:Dutch transitive verbs#BILLEN) to bed, to have sex with

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

billenCategory:Dutch non-lemma forms#BILLENCategory:Dutch noun forms#BILLENCategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#BILLENCategory:Pages with entries#BILLENCategory:Pages with 5 entries#BILLEN

  1. plural of bil

Hungarian

Etymology

From the same onomatopoeic stem as billeg (“to sway, waggle”) +‎ -en (instantaneous verb-forming suffix)Category:Hungarian verbs suffixed with -en#BILLEN.[1][2]

Category:Hungarian onomatopoeias#BILLEN

Pronunciation

Verb

billenCategory:Hungarian lemmas#BILLENCategory:Hungarian verbs#BILLENCategory:Hungarian entries with incorrect language header#BILLENCategory:Pages with entries#BILLENCategory:Pages with 5 entries#BILLEN

  1. (intransitiveCategory:Hungarian intransitive verbs#BILLEN) to tilt, slant, lean, swing, dip (used with lative suffixesCategory:Hungarian verbs taking lative suffixes#BILLEN; to move suddenly from one direction to another due to a change in its equilibrium)
    Synonyms: megdől, dől, lendül, hanyatlik, csuklik
    Merre billen a mérleg? ― Which way will the scale dip?Category:Hungarian terms with usage examples#BILLEN

Conjugation

Conjugation of billen
Click for archaic forms 1st person sg 2nd person sg
informal		 3rd person sg,
2nd p. sg formal		 1st person pl 2nd person pl
informal		 3rd person pl,
2nd p. pl formal
indica­tive indica­tive pre­sent indef. billenek billensz billen billenünk billentek billennek
def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd obj
past indef. billentem billentél billent billentünk billentetek billentek
def. ―
2nd obj
future
Future is expressed with a present-tense verb with a completion-marking prefix and/or a time adverb, or—more explicitly—with the infinitive plus the conjugated auxiliary verb fog, e.g. billenni fog.
archaic
preterite		 indef. billenék billenél billene billenénk billenétek billenének
def. ―
2nd obj
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. billen vala, billent vala/volt.
archaic future indef. billenendek billenendesz billenend billenendünk billenendetek billenendenek
def. ―
2nd obj
condi­tional pre­sent indef. billennék billennél billenne billennénk billennétek billennének
def. ―
2nd obj
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. billent volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. billenjek billenj or
billenjél		 billenjen billenjünk billenjetek billenjenek
def. ―
2nd obj
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. billent légyen
infinitive billenni billennem billenned billennie billennünk billennetek billenniük
other
forms		 verbal noun present part. past part. future part. adverbial participle causative
billenés billenő billent ― billenve (billenvén)
Potential conjugation of billen
Click for archaic forms 1st person sg 2nd person sg
informal		 3rd person sg,
2nd p. sg formal		 1st person pl 2nd person pl
informal		 3rd person pl,
2nd p. pl formal
indica­tive indica­tive pre­sent indef. billenhetek billenhetsz billenhet billenhetünk billenhettek billenhetnek
def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd obj
past indef. billenhettem billenhettél billenhetett billenhettünk billenhettetek billenhettek
def. ―
2nd obj
archaic
preterite		 indef. billenheték billenhetél billenhete billenheténk billenhetétek billenhetének
def. ―
2nd obj
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. billenhet vala, billenhetett vala/volt.
archaic future indef. billenhetendek
or billenandhatok		 billenhetendesz
or billenandhatsz		 billenhetend
or billenandhat		 billenhetendünk
or billenandhatunk		 billenhetendetek
or billenandhattok		 billenhetendenek
or billenandhatnak
def. ―
2nd obj
condi­tional pre­sent indef. billenhetnék billenhetnél billenhetne billenhetnénk billenhetnétek billenhetnének
def. ―
2nd obj
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. billenhetett volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. billenhessek billenhess or
billenhessél		 billenhessen billenhessünk billenhessetek billenhessenek
def. ―
2nd obj
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. billenhetett légyen
infinitive (billenhetni) (billenhetnem) (billenhetned) (billenhetnie) (billenhetnünk) (billenhetnetek) (billenhetniük)
other
forms		 positive adjective negative adjective adverbial participle
― ― (billenhetve / billenhetvén)

Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

References

  1. ↑ billen in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)
  2. ↑ Eőry, Vilma (2007), Értelmező szótár+ [Explanatory Dictionary Plus]‎ (in Hungarian), Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, →ISBN

Further reading

  • billen in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
  • billen in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High GermanCategory:Luxembourgish terms inherited from Old High German#BILLENCategory:Luxembourgish terms derived from Old High German#BILLEN bellan, of onomatopoeicCategory:Luxembourgish onomatopoeias#BILLEN origin. Compare German bellen, English bellow, Icelandic belja.

Pronunciation

Verb

billen (third-person singular present billt, past participle gebillt, auxiliary verb hunn)Category:Luxembourgish lemmas#BILLENCategory:Luxembourgish verbs#BILLENCategory:Luxembourgish verbs using hunn as auxiliary#BILLENCategory:Luxembourgish entries with incorrect language header#BILLENCategory:Pages with entries#BILLENCategory:Pages with 5 entries#BILLEN

  1. (intransitiveCategory:Luxembourgish intransitive verbs#BILLEN) to bark

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive billen
participle gebillt
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative		 imperative
1st singular billen —
2nd singular bills bill
3rd singular billt —
1st plural billen —
2nd plural billt billt
3rd plural billen —

(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

billen mCategory:Norwegian Bokmål non-lemma forms#BILLENCategory:Norwegian Bokmål noun forms#BILLENCategory:Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header#BILLENCategory:Pages with entries#BILLENCategory:Pages with 5 entries#BILLEN

  1. definite singular of bille
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