Noun: Beil
Gender: Neuter
Hyphenation:
Nominative
Indefinite
| Singular | ein Beil |
| Plural | Beile |
Definite
| Singular | das Beil |
| Plural | die Beile |
Genitive
Indefinite
| Singular | eines Beiles; Beils |
| Plural | Beile |
Definite
| Singular | des Beiles; Beils |
| Plural | der Beile |
Dative
Indefinite
| Singular | einem Beil; Beile |
| Plural | Beilen |
Definite
| Singular | dem Beil; Beile |
| Plural | den Beilen |
Accusative
Indefinite
| Singular | ein Beil |
| Plural | Beile |
Definite
| Singular | das Beil |
| Plural | die Beile |
Sample Sentences
Nouns inflected like Beil
Kopiergerät,
Betriebswirt,
Einzelbetrieb,
Acker-Schachtelhalm,
Schmuckstein,
Schmuckstück,
Mundstück,
Antiquariat,
Türgriff,
Walross-Elfenbein,
Baustoff,
Baustein,
Dezernat,
Kohlenwasserstoff,
Gussteil,
Drehort,
Dreieck,
Gitarrenspiel,
Folgejahr,
Schigebiet, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
1. From Middle High German bīl, bīhel, from Old High German bīhal (whence also Bavarian Beichl), attested (in the form witubil) since the 8th century, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bīþlą (“axe”), instrumental noun from *bītaną (“to bite”). Compare Dutch bijl.
2. Conflated early on with Proto-Germanic *bilją and its descendants (German Bille). (Kluge mentioned that, in his day, a relationship to Bicke / Middle High German bicke (“pickaxe”) — compare Old English becca (“pickaxe”) — could not be ruled out.) See: Dutch Nouns '
bijl', German Nouns '
Bille', Old English Nouns '
becca'.
Verbs referencing "Beil"
Old English Nouns
bil, Dutch Nouns
bijl, Greek Nouns
πέλεκυς.
Translations