bille

Meaning

Noun

1. marble (spherical ball)
2. ball
3. ball bearing
4. (slang) dimwit

Verb

1. inflection of biller:
2. inflection of biller:

Concepts

marble

ball

log

hemisphere

globe

bearing ball

beam

pinball

sphere

threshold

Ball

billiard ball

Lucille Ball

Synonyms

marbre

balle

rondin

boule

bûche

hémisphère

poutre

sphère

testicule

boulette

tronçon

Lucille Ball

bal

ball

ballon

billot

couille

globe

gosse

🧒

grain

grume

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bij/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French: bille

Inherited from Old French: bille

Cognate with Dutch: bikkel

Cognate with Western Frisian: bikkel

Cognate with German: Bickel

Inherited from Old French: *bille

Cognate with Irish: bile

Cognate with Latin: folium

In summary

Inherited from Middle French bille, from Old French bille (“small ball”), from Frankish *bikkil (“ossicle, a die, talus”). Cognate with Dutch bikkel (“dibs, die”), West Frisian bikkel (“die”), German Bickel (“marble”).