"bille" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /bij/ Audio: Fr-bille.ogg Forms: billes [plural]
Etymology: 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”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|bille|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French bille, {{inh+|fr|frm|bille}} Inherited from Middle French bille, {{inh|fr|fro|bille|t=small ball}} Old French bille (“small ball”), {{der|fr|frk|*bikkil|t=ossicle, a die, talus}} Frankish *bikkil (“ossicle, a die, talus”), {{cog|nl|bikkel|t=dibs, die}} Dutch bikkel (“dibs, die”), {{cog|fy|bikkel|t=die}} West Frisian bikkel (“die”), {{cog|de|Bickel|t=marble}} German Bickel (“marble”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} bille f (plural billes)
  1. marble (spherical ball) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Toys
    Sense id: en-bille-fr-noun-XDk7okG3 Disambiguation of Toys: 27 14 2 1 9 15 18 8 6
  2. (snooker, billiards) ball Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Billiards, Snooker
    Sense id: en-bille-fr-noun-6d4IJj9K Topics: ball-games, billiards, games, hobbies, lifestyle, snooker, sports
  3. ball bearing Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-bille-fr-noun-Ny5FHPWA
  4. (slang) dimwit Tags: feminine, slang
    Sense id: en-bille-fr-noun-33wF7MMM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bille en tête, roulement à billes, stylo à bille, toucher sa bille
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /bij/ Audio: Fr-bille.ogg Forms: billes [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French bille, from Old French *bille (attested as Medieval Latin billia (“tree-trunk”)), from Vulgar Latin *billia, from Gaulish *bilia, from Proto-Celtic *belyom (“tree”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰolh₃yom (“leaf”). Cognate with Irish bile (“tree”), Latin folium (“leaf, foil”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|bille|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French bille, {{inh+|fr|frm|bille}} Inherited from Middle French bille, {{inh|fr|fro|*bille}} Old French *bille, {{cog|ML.|billia|t=tree-trunk}} Medieval Latin billia (“tree-trunk”), {{inh|fr|VL.|*billia}} Vulgar Latin *billia, {{der|fr|cel-gau|*bilia}} Gaulish *bilia, {{der|fr|cel-pro|*belyom|t=tree}} Proto-Celtic *belyom (“tree”), {{der|fr|ine-pro|*bʰolh₃yom|t=leaf}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰolh₃yom (“leaf”), {{cog|ga|bile|t=tree}} Irish bile (“tree”), {{cog|la|folium|t=leaf, foil}} Latin folium (“leaf, foil”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} bille f (plural billes)
  1. tree trunk (chopped down, ready for sawing) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-bille-fr-noun-kx~vhhrj Categories (other): Old French entries with incorrect language header, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old French entries with incorrect language header: 4 1 5 2 0 28 14 27 6 2 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 2 9 5 0 19 26 24 11 4
  2. railway sleeper Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-bille-fr-noun-Zz~CN7hA Categories (other): Old French entries with incorrect language header, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old French entries with incorrect language header: 4 1 5 2 0 28 14 27 6 2 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 2 9 5 0 19 26 24 11 4
  3. rolling pin Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-bille-fr-noun-nQem2En2 Categories (other): Old French entries with incorrect language header, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old French entries with incorrect language header: 4 1 5 2 0 28 14 27 6 2 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 2 9 5 0 19 26 24 11 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: billon
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /bij/ Audio: Fr-bille.ogg
Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|fr|verb form}} bille
  1. inflection of biller:
    first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person
    Sense id: en-bille-fr-verb-rwzBXDoA Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 2 9 5 0 19 26 24 11 4
  2. inflection of biller:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular
    Sense id: en-bille-fr-verb-AkoTykfL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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          "railway sleeper"
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        "feminine"
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          "rolling pin"
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        "feminine"
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    "Old French entries with incorrect language header",
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