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bilberry

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈbɪlb(ə)ɹɪ/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

Vaccinium myrtillus, the wild European blueberry of the cowberry family.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: blaeberry, fraughan, whort, whortle, whortleberry, whimberry

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The shrub of the above-mentioned plant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

blue-black berries similar to American blueberries

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: whortleberry, European blueberry

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: berry

4

noun

Meaning 4

erect blueberry of western United States having solitary flowers and somewhat sour berries

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: thin-leaved bilberry, mountain blue berry, Viccinium membranaceum

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: blueberry, blueberry bush

5

noun

Meaning 5

erect European blueberry having solitary flowers and blue-black berries

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: whortleberry, whinberry, blaeberry, Viccinium myrtillus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: blueberry, blueberry bush

History

Etymology

Probably of North Germanic origin (Danish bøllebær), from Old Norse bolli (Proto-Germanic *bullǭ) + ber.

Across languages

Translations

85 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Abkhaz: ашьхарпа́ҿа (ašxarpʼáĉʼa) — type of blueberry from the cowberry family — see also blueberry
  • Abkhaz: ажьынҵәры́ (ažəncwʼrə́) — type of blueberry from the cowberry family — see also blueberry
  • Abkhaz: абгарыжь (abgarəž) — type of blueberry from the cowberry family — see also blueberry
  • Albanian: kulumri — type of blueberry from the cowberry family — see also blueberry
  • Albanian: thrashegër — type of blueberry from the cowberry family — see also blueberry
  • Albanian: boronicë — type of blueberry from the cowberry family — see also blueberry
  • Albanian: belush — type of blueberry from the cowberry family — see also blueberry
  • Albanian: qershigël — type of blueberry from the cowberry family — see also blueberry
  • Bulgarian: черна боровинка (černa borovinka) — type of blueberry from the cowberry family — see also blueberry
  • Catalan: nabiu — type of blueberry from the cowberry family — see also blueberry
  • Czech: borůvka — type of blueberry from the cowberry family — see also blueberry
  • Danish: blåbær — type of blueberry from the cowberry family — see also blueberry
  • Dutch: bosbes — type of blueberry from the cowberry family — see also blueberry
  • Estonian: mustikas — type of blueberry from the cowberry family — see also blueberry
  • Estonian: harilik mustikas — type of blueberry from the cowberry family — see also blueberry
  • Faroese: bláber — type of blueberry from the cowberry family — see also blueberry
  • Finnish: mustikka — type of blueberry from the cowberry family — see also blueberry
  • French: myrtille — type of blueberry from the cowberry family — see also blueberry
  • Galician: arando — type of blueberry from the cowberry family — see also blueberry
  • German: Heidelbeere — type of blueberry from the cowberry family — see also blueberry
  • German: Buderi — type of blueberry from the cowberry family — see also blueberry
  • Greek: μύρτιλο (mýrtilo) — type of blueberry from the cowberry family — see also blueberry
  • Hungarian: fekete áfonya — type of blueberry from the cowberry family — see also blueberry
  • Icelandic: aðalbláber — type of blueberry from the cowberry family — see also blueberry
  • Irish: fraochán — type of blueberry from the cowberry family — see also blueberry
  • Italian: mirtillo — type of blueberry from the cowberry family — see also blueberry
  • Ladin: gialvëija — type of blueberry from the cowberry family — see also blueberry
  • Latin: vaccīnium — type of blueberry from the cowberry family — see also blueberry
  • Latvian: mellene — type of blueberry from the cowberry family — see also blueberry
  • Lithuanian: mėlynė — type of blueberry from the cowberry family — see also blueberry
  • Malay: bilberi — type of blueberry from the cowberry family — see also blueberry
  • Norwegian Bokmål: blåbær — type of blueberry from the cowberry family — see also blueberry
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: blåbær — type of blueberry from the cowberry family — see also blueberry
  • Old English: hǣþberiġe — type of blueberry from the cowberry family — see also blueberry
  • Polish: borówka — type of blueberry from the cowberry family — see also blueberry
  • Polish: czarna jagoda — type of blueberry from the cowberry family — see also blueberry
  • Polish: jagoda — type of blueberry from the cowberry family — see also blueberry
  • Portuguese: arando — type of blueberry from the cowberry family — see also blueberry
  • Romanian: afin — type of blueberry from the cowberry family — see also blueberry
  • Russian: черни́ка (černíka) — type of blueberry from the cowberry family — see also blueberry
  • Russian: голуби́ка (golubíka) — type of blueberry from the cowberry family — see also blueberry
  • Scots: blaeberry — type of blueberry from the cowberry family — see also blueberry
  • Scottish Gaelic: dearc-fhraoich — type of blueberry from the cowberry family — see also blueberry
  • Scottish Gaelic: dearcag-mhonaidh — type of blueberry from the cowberry family — see also blueberry
  • Scottish Gaelic: dearcag-fhraoich — type of blueberry from the cowberry family — see also blueberry
  • Serbo-Croatian: borovnica — type of blueberry from the cowberry family — see also blueberry
  • Slovak: čučoriedka — type of blueberry from the cowberry family — see also blueberry
  • Lower Sorbian: carnica — type of blueberry from the cowberry family — see also blueberry
  • Spanish: arándano — type of blueberry from the cowberry family — see also blueberry
  • Spanish: mirtillo — type of blueberry from the cowberry family — see also blueberry
  • Swedish: blåbär — type of blueberry from the cowberry family — see also blueberry
  • Turkish: yaban mersini — type of blueberry from the cowberry family — see also blueberry
  • Turkish: keçi yemişi — type of blueberry from the cowberry family — see also blueberry
  • Turkish: çobanüzümü — type of blueberry from the cowberry family — see also blueberry
  • Turkish: peygamber üzümü — type of blueberry from the cowberry family — see also blueberry
  • Ukrainian: чорни́ця (čornýcja) — type of blueberry from the cowberry family — see also blueberry
  • Vietnamese: cây nham lê — type of blueberry from the cowberry family — see also blueberry
  • Walloon: caclindje — type of blueberry from the cowberry family — see also blueberry
  • Walloon: frambåjhe — type of blueberry from the cowberry family — see also blueberry
  • Welsh: llusen — type of blueberry from the cowberry family — see also blueberry
  • Zazaki: boronc — type of blueberry from the cowberry family — see also blueberry
  • Afrikaans: bosbessen — the shrub of this plant
  • Bulgarian: черна боровинка (černa borovinka) — the shrub of this plant
  • Catalan: nabinera — the shrub of this plant
  • Dutch: bosbessenstruik — the shrub of this plant
  • Estonian: mustikas — the shrub of this plant
  • Finnish: mustikanvarpu — the shrub of this plant
  • Galician: arandeira — the shrub of this plant
  • German: Blaubeere — the shrub of this plant
  • Norwegian Bokmål: blåbær — the shrub of this plant
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: blåbær — the shrub of this plant
  • Polish: borówka — the shrub of this plant
  • Polish: czarna jagoda — the shrub of this plant
  • Polish: jagoda — the shrub of this plant
  • Russian: черни́ка (černíka) — the shrub of this plant
  • Russian: голуби́ка (golubíka) — the shrub of this plant
  • Scottish Gaelic: dearc-fhraoich — the shrub of this plant
  • Slovak: čučoriedka — the shrub of this plant
  • Turkish: yaban mersini — the shrub of this plant
  • Turkish: keçi yemişi — the shrub of this plant
  • Turkish: çobanüzümü — the shrub of this plant
  • Turkish: peygamber üzümü — the shrub of this plant
  • Ukrainian: чорни́ця (čornýcja) — the shrub of this plant
  • Walloon: caclindjî — the shrub of this plant
  • Walloon: frambåjhî — the shrub of this plant