pil

See also: PIL, pił, Píl, -pil, and -pil·-

Afrikaans

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pəl/

Noun

pil (plural pille, diminutive pilletjie)

A pill.

Derived terms

setpil

Chinook Jargon

Adjective

pil

red

Derived terms

pilpil

Crimean Tatar

pil (Northern dialect)

Noun

pil

elephant

Usage notes

Literary form: fil

Czech

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈpɪl]

Verb

pil

masculine singular past 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)

arrow

Inflection

Declension of pil

common gender	Singular		Plural
common gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	pil	pilen	pile	pilene
genitive	pils	pilens	piles	pilenes

Etymology 2

From Old Norse píll.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /piːl/, [pʰiːˀl]

Noun

pil c (singular definite pilen, plural indefinite pile)

willow

Inflection

Declension of pil

common gender	Singular		Plural
common gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	pil	pilen	pile	pilene
genitive	pils	pilens	piles	pilenes

Derived terms

hvidpil
seljepil
skørpil

Etymology 3

See pile.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /piːl/, [pʰiːˀl]

Verb

pil

imperative of pile

Etymology 4

See pille.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pel/, [pʰelˀ]

Verb

pil

imperative of pille

Dutch

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɪl/
pil (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)

a pill, an usually ball- or oval-shaped, coated portion of a drug to be taken orally
(with definite article: de pil) 'the' contraceptive pill
Synonym: anticonceptiepil
an analogous ball-shaped object
(metonymically) an expert in pill use:
1. a pharmacist
2. an MD
3. (military) a med student
a thick sandwich
a hard kick on a balk or other object
a bitter experience
a large book, a tome

Derived terms

(drugs pill): anticonceptiepil, pillendoos, pillendraaier, zetpil
(electric battery): pillamp, pillicht

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)

(Belgium) an electric battery

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)

(obsolete) godchild

Derived terms

pillegift
pillewegge

Anagrams

lip

Hausa

Etymology

From French pile.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pîl/

Noun

pîl m

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

Indonesian

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 (first-person possessive pilku, second-person possessive pilmu, third-person possessive pilnya)

(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

Italian

Pronunciation

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

Noun

pil m

Alternative form of PIL

Karakalpak

Noun

pil

elephant

Latvian

Verb

pil

3rd person singular present indicative form of pilēt
3rd person plural present indicative form of pilēt
(with the particle lai) 3rd person singular imperative form of pilēt
(with the particle lai) 3rd person plural imperative form of pilēt

Nehan

Noun

pil

thunder

Norwegian Bokmål

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)

an arrow (projectile)
pil og bue ― bow and arrow
an arrow (graphic symbol)

Derived terms

pilspiss

Etymology 2

From Old Norse píll.

Noun

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

a willow (tree of genus Salix)

References

“pil” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /piːl/

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)

an arrow (projectile)
pil og boge ― bow and arrow
an arrow (graphic symbol)

Derived terms

pilspiss

Etymology 2

From Old Norse píll.

Noun

pil (inflections as for Etymology 1)

a willow (tree of genus Salix)

References

“pil” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pil/
Rhymes: -il
Syllabification: pil

Verb

pil

second-person singular imperative of pilić

Rade

Etymology

Borrowed from French pile.

Noun

pil

battery

Romagnol

Pronunciation

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

Noun

pil m pl (Ravenna, Castel Bolognese)

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)

(regional) stick, rod; also, a horsewhip

Declension

Declension of pil

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) pil	pilul	(niște) piluri	pilurile
genitive/dative	(unui) pil	pilului	(unor) piluri	pilurilor
vocative	pilule		pilurilor

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pîːl/

Noun

pȋl m (Cyrillic spelling пи̑л)

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

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

Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *pilъ.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [pil]

Participle

pil

masculine singular l-participle of piť

Slovene

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *pilъ.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /píːʋ/

Participle

pȋł

masculine singular l-participle of píti

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *pilъ.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pìːl/

Noun

píl

genitive plural/dual of píla

Etymology 3

From Bavarian pronunciation of German Bild as in Bildsäule.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pìːl/, /píːl/

Noun

pīl m inan

a monument often in pillar shape standing apart from other buildings

Inflection

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	pīl
gen. sing.	pīla
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	pīl	pīla	pīli
accusative	pīl	pīla	pīle
genitive	pīla	pīlov	pīlov
dative	pīlu	pīloma	pīlom
locative	pīlu	pīlih	pīlih
instrumental	pīlom	pīloma	pīli

References

“pil”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Swedish

Pronunciation

audio (file)

Etymology 1

From Old Norse píla.

Noun

pil c

arrow, the weapon
arrow, the symbol
dart, the small arrowlike thing thrown in the game of darts.

Related terms

piltavla

Etymology 2

From Old Norse píli.

Noun

pil c

willow, a tree in the genus Salix

Declension

Declension of pil
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	pil	pilen	pilar	pilarna
Genitive	pils	pilens	pilars	pilarnas

Synonyms

(dart): dartpil
(willow): pilträd

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from French pile.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpil/

Noun

pil (definite accusative pili, plural piller)

battery

Synonyms

batarya

Turkmen

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Persian ‎ (bēl).

Alternative forms

bel (archaic or dialectal)
пил, бел, بیل‎

Noun

pil (definite accusative pili, plural piller)

shovel, spade

Declension

Declension of pil

	singular	plural
nominative	pil	piller
accusative	pili	pilleri
genitive	piliň	pilleriň
dative	pile	pillere
locative	pilde	pillerde
ablative	pilden	pillerden

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Persian ‎ (pīl).

Alternative forms

пил, پیل‎

Noun

pil (definite accusative pili, plural piller)

elephant

Declension

Declension of pil

	singular	plural
nominative	pil	piller
accusative	pili	pilleri
genitive	piliň	pilleriň
dative	pile	pillere
locative	pilde	pillerde
ablative	pilden	pillerden

Volapük

Noun

pil (nominative plural pils)

eel

Declension

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

¹ status as a case is disputed
² in later, non-classical Volapük only

Zou

Adjective

pil

clever

References

http://www.languageinindia.com/feb2013/zouphonologyfinal.pdf

pil

Afrikaans

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Derived terms

Chinook Jargon

Adjective

Derived terms

Crimean Tatar

Noun

Usage notes

Czech

Pronunciation

Verb

Danish

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

Inflection

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

Inflection

Derived terms

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Verb

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

Verb

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

Derived terms

Descendants

Etymology 2

Noun

Etymology 3

Noun

Derived terms

Anagrams

Hausa

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Indonesian

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Derived terms

Further reading

Italian

Pronunciation

Noun

Karakalpak

Noun

Latvian

Verb

Nehan

Noun

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

References

Polish