| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /bɛɪ̯l/ |
| Hyphenation | bijl |
| Gender | historically feminine, nowadays also masculine |
| Plural | bijlen |
| Diminutive | |
|---|---|
| Singular | Plural |
| bijltje | bijltjes |
| Chinook Jargon | lahash |
|---|---|
| Danish | økse |
| English | axe |
| English (Old English) | acus; æcus; æx; bill |
| Esperanto | hakilo |
| French | hache |
| German | Axt; Beil; Hacke |
| Greek | τσεκούρι |
| Icelandic | öxi |
| Italian | ascia; scure |
| Kabylian | acaqur (ⴰⵛⴰⵇⵓⵔ) |
| Papiamento | hacha |
| Portuguese | machado |
| Saterland Frisian | Biele; Äkse |
| Scottish Gaelic | tuagh |
| Spanish | hacha |
| Sranan | aksi; beyri |
| Swahili | shoka |
| Swedish | bila; yxa |
| Thai | ขวาน |
| Turkish | balta |
| Welsh | bwyell; bwyall |
| Yiddish | האַק |