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pil

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "pil"
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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch pil, from Middle Dutch pille, from Medieval Latin pilla, from Latin pilula, diminutive of pila (“ball”).

Pronunciation

Noun

pil (plural pille, diminutive pilletjie)

  1. A pill.

Derived terms

  • setpil

Chinook Jargon

Alternative forms

  1. pʰil

Adjective

pil

  1. red

Derived terms

Crimean Tatar

pil (Northern dialect)

Noun

pil

  1. elephant

Usage notes

  • Literary form: fil

Czech

Pronunciation

Participle

pil

  1. masculine singular past active participle of pít

Danish

Etymology 1

From late Old Norse píla, from Latin pīlum (“javelin”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /piːl/, [pʰiːˀl]

Noun

pil c (singular definite pilen, plural indefinite pile)

  1. arrow
Inflection
More information common gender, singular ...
Declension of pil
common
gender		 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative pil pilen pile pilene
genitive pils pilens piles pilenes
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Etymology 2

From Old Norse píll.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /piːl/, [pʰiːˀl]

Noun

pil c (singular definite pilen, plural indefinite pile)

  1. willow
Inflection
More information common gender, singular ...
Declension of pil
common
gender		 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative pil pilen pile pilene
genitive pils pilens piles pilenes
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Derived terms
  • hvidpil
  • seljepil
  • skørpil

Etymology 3

See pile.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /piːl/, [pʰiːˀl]

Verb

pil

  1. imperative of pile

Etymology 4

See pille.

Pronunciation

Verb

pil

  1. imperative of pille

Dutch

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɪl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: pil
  • Rhymes: -ɪl

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch pille, from Medieval Latin pilla, from Latin pilula, diminutive of pila (“ball”).

Noun

pil f (plural pillen, diminutive pilletje n)

  1. a pill, a usually ball- or oval-shaped, coated portion of a drug to be taken orally
  2. (with definite article: de pil) 'the' contraceptive pill
    Synonym: anticonceptiepil
  3. an analogous ball-shaped object
  4. (metonymic) an expert in pill use:
    1. a pharmacist
    2. an MD
    3. (military) a med student
  5. a thick sandwich
  6. a hard kick on a balk or other object
  7. a bitter experience
  8. a large book, a tome
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: pil
  • → Indonesian: pil
  • → Papiamentu: pelchi, pilchi, peeltsji (from the diminutive)
  • → Sranan Tongo: perki
    • → Saramaccan: péiki

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French pile.

Noun

pil f (plural pillen, diminutive pilleke n)

  1. (Belgium) an electric battery
Derived terms

Etymology 3

From Middle Dutch pille. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

pil m or f (plural pillen)

  1. (obsolete) godchild
Derived terms

Anagrams

Hausa

Etymology

From French pile.

Pronunciation

Noun

pîl m

  1. (Niger) battery (especially of a flashlight)
    Synonym: (Nigeria) batir

Indonesian

Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

From Dutch pil (“pill”), from Middle Dutch pille, from Medieval Latin pilla, from Latin pilula, diminutive of pila (“ball”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpɪl]
  • Hyphenation: pil

Noun

pil (plural pil-pil)

  1. (medicine, pharmacy) pill: a small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication
    Synonyms: gentel, tablet

Derived terms

  • pil biru
  • pil koplo
  • pil kosong
  • pil pahit
  • pil pencegah kehamilan
  • pil plasebo

Further reading

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpil/
  • Rhymes: -il
  • Hyphenation: pìl

Noun

pil m

  1. Alternative form of PIL

Karakalpak

Noun

pil

  1. elephant

Kashubian

Etymology

Borrowed from English pail.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpil/
  • Rhymes: -il
  • Syllabification: pil

Noun

pil m inan

  1. (Canada, United States) pail, bucket
    Synonym: (Canada) pilik

Further reading

  • Stanislow Frymark (2020) “pil”, in Kashubian Language in Canada, the USA and New Zealand; Lexical Interferences in Kashubian Language in Canada, the USA and New Zealand, Zómk Zôbòrsczi, →ISBN

Latvian

Verb

pil

  1. third-person singular/plural present indicative of pilēt
  2. (with the particle lai) third-person singular imperative of pilēt
  3. (with the particle lai) third-person plural imperative of pilēt

Mokilese

Noun

pil

  1. water

Possessive forms

More information singular third person possessor, construct form ...
Possessive forms of pil (third person singular only)
singular third person possessor piloa
construct form pilen
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Nehan

Noun

pil

  1. thunder

Further reading

  • Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)
  • Malcolm Ross et al, The Lexicon of Proto-Oceanic: The Culture and Environment →ISBN:
    Nehan pil 'thunder' [...] Solos pina 'thunder'

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /piːl/
  • Rhymes: -iːl

Etymology 1

From Old Norse píla.

Noun

pil f or m (definite singular pila or pilen, indefinite plural piler, definite plural pilene)

  1. an arrow (projectile)
    pil og bue ― bow and arrow
  2. an arrow (graphic symbol)
Derived terms
Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Etymology 2

From Old Norse píll.

Noun

pil f or m (definite singular pila or pilen, indefinite plural piler, definite plural pilene)

  1. a willow (tree of genus Salix)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse píla, from Latin pilum (“javelin”).

Noun

pil f (definite singular pila, indefinite plural piler, definite plural pilene)

pil m (definite singular pilen, indefinite plural pilar, definite plural pilane)

  1. an arrow (projectile)
    pil og boge ― bow and arrow
  2. an arrow (graphic symbol)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse píll.

Noun

pil (inflections as for Etymology 1)

  1. a willow (tree of genus Salix)

See also

References

Old English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pīlum.

Pronunciation

Noun

pīl m

  1. pointed stick

Descendants

References

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpil/
  • Rhymes: -il
  • Syllabification: pil

Verb

pil

  1. second-person singular imperative of pilić

Rade

Etymology

Borrowed from French pile.

Noun

pil

  1. battery

Romagnol

Pronunciation

  • (Central Romagnol): IPA(key): [ˈpiːl]

Noun

pil m pl (Ravenna, Castel Bolognese)

  1. plural of pél (“hair”)

Romanian

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly from a Vulgar Latin root *pillum (compare piuă, from *pilla), or from Latin pīlum (“spear”).

Noun

pil n (plural piluri)

  1. (regional) stick, rod; also, a horsewhip

Declension

More information singular, plural ...
Declension of pil
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative pil pilul piluri pilurile
genitive-dative pil pilului piluri pilurilor
vocative pilule pilurilor
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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Bavarian pronunciation of German Bild as in German Bildsäule, later reinterpreted, extended and modified in meaning range by clipping of pìlōn.

Pronunciation

Noun

pȋl m (Cyrillic spelling пи̑л)

  1. an architectural monument in pillar shape standing apart from other buildings and often of religious significance (stele and statue, ornamented pillar, a pylon in the Egyptian sense, often a kind of chapel that is open-air like a mobile-phone-era payphone called poklónac)
    Hypernym: kȋp

Declension

More information singular, plural ...
Declension of pil
singular plural
nominative pȋl pìlovi
genitive píla pilova
dative pilu pilovima
accusative pil pilove
vocative pilu pilovi
locative pilu pilovima
instrumental pilom pilovima
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Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *pilъ.

Pronunciation

Participle

pil

  1. masculine singular l-participle of piť

Slovene

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *pilъ.

Pronunciation

Participle

pȋł

  1. masculine singular l-participle of píti

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *pilъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

píl

  1. genitive plural/dual of píla

Etymology 3

From Bavarian pronunciation of German Bild as in Bildsäule.

Pronunciation

Noun

pīl m inan

  1. a monument often in pillar shape standing apart from other buildings
Declension
The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
More information Masculine inan., hard o-stem, nom. sing. ...
Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing. pīl
gen. sing. pīla
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)		 pīl pīla pīli
genitive
(rodȋlnik)		 pīla pīlov pīlov
dative
(dajȃlnik)		 pīlu pīloma pīlom
accusative
(tožȋlnik)		 pīl pīla pīle
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)		 pīlu pīlih pīlih
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)		 pīlom pīloma pīli
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References

  • “pil”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

Swedish

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse píla.

Noun

pil c

  1. an arrow (projectile)
    skjuta en pil
    shoot an arrow
  2. an arrow (symbol)
    Pilen pekar åt vänster
    The arrow is pointing to the left
  3. a dart (used in for example darts)
    kasta pil (singular is idiomatic in "kasta pil")
    throw/play darts
    kasta pil på en karta
    throw darts at a map
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse píli.

Noun

pil c

  1. willow, especially Salix × fragilis (knäckepil)
    Synonym: pilträd
Declension
More information nominative, genitive ...
Declension of pil
nominative genitive
singular indefinite pil pils
definite pilen pilens
plural indefinite pilar pilars
definite pilarna pilarnas
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See also

References

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from French pile.

Pronunciation

Noun

pil (definite accusative pili, plural piller)

  1. battery

Synonyms

Turkmen

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Persian بیل (bêl).

Alternative forms

Noun

pil (definite accusative pili, plural piller)

  1. shovel, spade
Declension
More information singular, plural ...
singular plural
nominative pil piller
accusative pili pilleri
genitive piliň pilleriň
dative pile pillere
locative pilde pillerde
ablative pilden pillerden
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Declension of pil

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Persian پیل (pil).

Alternative forms

Noun

pil (definite accusative pili, plural piller)

  1. elephant
Declension
More information singular, plural ...
singular plural
nominative pil piller
accusative pili pilleri
genitive piliň pilleriň
dative pile pillere
locative pilde pillerde
ablative pilden pillerden
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Declension of pil

Further reading

  • “pil” in Enedilim.com
  • “pil” in Webonary.org

Volapük

Noun

pil (nominative plural pils)

  1. eel

Declension

More information singular, plural ...
Declension of pil
singular plural
nominative pil pils
genitive pila pilas
dative pile piles
accusative pili pilis
vocative 1 o pil! o pils!
predicative 2 pilu pilus
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1 status as a case is disputed
2 in later, non-classical Volapük only

Zou

Adjective

pil

  1. clever

References

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