bildyng
Middle English
/ˈbiːldinɡ/, /ˈbyːldinɡ/
noun
Definitions
- (construction) the making of a building or edifice.
- (architecture) the planning of a building or edifice.
- A building or edifice, especially a residential one.
- A conglomeration of buildings making up a larger establishment.
- (rare) The establishment or beginning of something.
- (rare) Self-improvement or self-realisation.
- (rare) One's handiwork or craftsmanship.
Etymology
Affix from Middle English bilden.
Origin
Middle English
bilden
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- a-building English
- abuilding English
- boatbuilding English
- bodybuilding English
- bridgebuilding English
- build English
- building English
- buildingful English
- buildingless English
- buildinglike English
- buildingwide English
- carriagebuilding English
- castlebuilding English
- coachbuilding English
- deckbuilding English
- forebuilding English
- homebuilding English
- housebuilding English
- interbuilding English
- intrabuilding English
- megabuilding English
- model building English
- modelbuilding English
- moundbuilding English
- multibuilding English
- nestbuilding English
- newbuilding English
- nonbuilding English
- outbuilding English
- peacebuilding English
- roadbuilding English
- shipbuilding English
- stakebuilding English
- teambuilding English
- wagonbuilding English
- wordbuilding English
- worldbuilding English
- building French
- ビルディング Japanese
- byldan Old English
- bilden Middle English
- bilder Middle English
- bildingo Esperanto
- 빌딩 Korean
- bilding Tok Pisin
- bilding Haitian, Haitian Creole