Biel

== English == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from German Biel. ==== Proper noun ==== Biel Synonym of Bienne: a town and municipality in Bern canton, Switzerland. ===== Derived terms ===== Biel/Bienne (official renaming) === Etymology 2 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Proper noun ==== Biel A village in East Lothian council area, Scotland. === Etymology 3 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Proper noun ==== Biel (plural Biels) A surname. === Anagrams === beli, -ible, bile, Lieb == Catalan == === Etymology === Clipping of Grabiel. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [biˈɛl] === Proper noun === Biel m a diminutive of the male given name Gabriel == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [biːl] === Proper noun === Biel n (proper noun, strong, genitive Biels) Bienne (city in Switzerland) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Bieler Bielerin ==== Related terms ==== Bie­ler­see === Further reading === “Biel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Biel” in Duden online == German Low German == === Etymology === From Middle Low German bîl, from the merger of Old Saxon bīl, bil (“peg, nail”) and Old Saxon bil, bill (“hatchet, sword, battle-axe”). Apparently at least partly from Proto-Germanic *bilją (“blade, sword, nail, peg”), but conflated early on with another word, see that entry for more. === Noun === Biel n (plural Bielen or Bilen) axe, hatchet == Plautdietsch == === Etymology === From Middle Low German bîl, see German Low German Biel for more. === Noun === Biel n (plural Biels) axe, hatchet == Polish == === Etymology === From Polish biel (“white”) or Old Polish biel (“mud, swamp”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbjɛl/ Rhymes: -ɛl Syllabification: Biel === Proper noun === Biel m pers a male surname ==== Declension ==== This entry needs an inflection-table template. === Proper noun === Biel f a female surname ==== Declension ==== This entry needs an inflection-table template. === Further reading === “Biel”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2025–2030 == Portuguese == === Proper noun === Biel m a diminutive of the male given name Gabriel