pila

See also: Pila, píla, pilá, pilà, pilă, pilą, piła, Piła, piłą, Piłą, pilə, pil·a, and pi la

English

Noun

pila

plural of pilum

Etymology 2

From Latin pīla (“mortar”).

Noun

pila (plural pilae)

(art, archaeology) A mortar.

Anagrams

ALIP, Lipa, Pali, lipa, pail, pali, pali-, pial

Aklanon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *pijax.

Pronoun

pila

how many

Bikol Central

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish pila (“small battery”).

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: pi‧la
IPA^(key): /ˈpila/

Noun

píla

(rare) battery (for flashlights)
Synonym: bateriya

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish fila (“line”).

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: pi‧la
IPA^(key): /ˈpila/

Noun

píla

line; queue; line of persons, vehicles, etc.
Synonym: linya

Derived terms

magpila

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: pi‧la
IPA^(key): /ˈpilaʔ/

Noun

pilà

scar
Synonym: piklat
scab
Synonym: kagan

Derived terms

magpila
makapila
mapila
mapilaan
papila

Catalan

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈpi.lə/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈpi.la/
Audio (file)

Etymology 1

From Latin pīla (“pillar”).

Noun

pila f (plural piles)

pile, stack, heap
- 2019, “Sento”, in Energia fosca, performed by El Petit de Cal Eril:
  On deu anar tota l'aigua del mar? / Piles d'objectes, tones de sal.
  Where should all the seawater go? / Heaps of objects, tonnes of salt.
bunch, load
battery
(heraldry) pile

Derived terms

pilera

Etymology 2

From Latin pīla (“mortar”).

Noun

pila f (plural piles)

A stone basin, especially a baptismal font.
Synonym: pica

Derived terms

nom de pila

Cebuano

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *pijax.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: pi‧la

IPA^(key): /piˈla/, [pɪˈl̪a]

Pronoun

pila

how many?

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish fila (“line”).

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: pi‧la

IPA^(key): /ˈpila/, [ˈpi.l̪ʌ]

Noun

pila

queue

Czech

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈpɪla]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *pila.

Noun

pila f

saw

Declension

Declension of pila

	singular	plural
nominative	pila	pily
genitive	pily	pil
dative	pile	pilám
accusative	pilu	pily
vocative	pilo	pily
locative	pile	pilách
instrumental	pilou	pilami

Related terms

piliny f pl

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

pila

inflection of pít:
1. feminine singular past participle
2. neuter plural past participle

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse [Term?] (compare Old Swedish spil), from Middle Low German spil, from Proto-West Germanic *spil. Cognates include Estonian pila, Karelian pila. Probably a doublet of peli.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpilɑ/, [ˈpilɑ]
Rhymes: -ilɑ
Syllabification^(key): pi‧la

Noun

pila

practical joke, jest, prank
Synonym: kepponen
(dated) Synonym of vitsi (“joke, jest”).

Declension

Inflection of pila (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		pila	pilat
genitive		pilan	pilojen
partitive		pilaa	piloja
illative		pilaan	piloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		pila	pilat
accusative	nom.	pila	pilat
accusative	gen.	pilan	pilat
genitive		pilan	pilojen pilain^rare
partitive		pilaa	piloja
inessive		pilassa	piloissa
elative		pilasta	piloista
illative		pilaan	piloihin
adessive		pilalla	piloilla
ablative		pilalta	piloilta
allative		pilalle	piloille
essive		pilana	piloina
translative		pilaksi	piloiksi
instructive		—	piloin
abessive		pilatta	piloitta
comitative		—	piloineen

Possessive forms of pila (type kala)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	pilani	pilamme
2nd person	pilasi	pilanne
3rd person	pilansa

Derived terms

pilailla

Compounds

compounds

aprillipila
pilaesitys
pilahinta
pilajuttu
pilakuva
pilalaulu
pilalehti
pilanpäiten
pilanteko
pilapiirros
pilapiirtäjä
pilapuhe

Anagrams

Alpi, alpi, lipa

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pi.la/

Verb

pila

third-person singular past historic of piler

Anagrams

plia

Garo

Verb

pila

to apply liquid to the body

Hawaiian

Noun

pila

violin

Higaonon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *pijax.

Pronoun

pila

how many

Ingrian

Noun

pila

joke

Italian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpi.la/
Rhymes: -ila
Hyphenation: pì‧la

Etymology 1

From Latin pīla (“pillar”).

Noun

pila f (plural pile)

pile (all senses)
(heraldry) pile (one of the standard geometric designs placed across the center of a coat of arms, such as a pale or fess)
battery (electrical)
torch / flashlight

Related terms

pila atomica
reattore nucleare
reattore atomico

Etymology 2

From Latin pīla (“mortar”).

Noun

pila f (plural pile)

basin

Anagrams

Alpi, alpi, pali

Khumi Chin

Etymology

Related to Burmese ပုလင်း (pu.lang:).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pi˧.la˥/

Noun

pila

bottle

References

K. E. Herr (2011) The phonological interpretation of minor syllables, applied to Lemi Chin‎, Payap University, page 73

Ladino

Alternative forms

פילה‎ (Hebrew orthography spelling)
- pile (Aki Yerushalayim and French orthography spelling used in Kosovo, North Macedonia, Old Yishuv of Jerusalem, West Bulgaria and Ruse)

Etymology

From Latin pīla.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpi.la/, [ˈpi.la]
IPA^(key): [ˈpi.læ], [ˈpi.lɛ], [ˈpi.le], [ˈpi.lə] (dialects with the reduction of final /a/)

Noun

pila f (Latin spelling, plural pilas)

sink, washbasin
Lávate las manos en la pila.
Wash your hands in the sink.
pile, heap
Avía una pila de livros en la mesa.
There was a pile of books on the table.

Latin

Etymology 1

Probably from Proto-Italic *pistlā, from Proto-Indo-European *pis-tlo-, from *peys- (“to crush”), whence also pīlum.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpiː.la/, [ˈpiːɫ̪ä]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpi.la/, [ˈpiːlä]

Noun

pīla f (genitive pīlae); first declension

mortar (used with a pestle)

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	pīla	pīlae
Genitive	pīlae	pīlārum
Dative	pīlae	pīlīs
Accusative	pīlam	pīlās
Ablative	pīlā	pīlīs
Vocative	pīla	pīlae

Synonyms

mortārium (implement for grinding):

Derived terms

pīlārium (“the seat of a burial urn”)

Descendants

Catalan: pila
English: pile
French: pile
Friulian: pile
Italian: pila
Old Portuguese: pia
- Galician: pía
- Portuguese: pia
Romanian: piuă
Sicilian: pila
Spanish: pila

Etymology 2

From Proto-Italic *peilā, further etymology unknown. The Latin denominal pīlāre (“to fix firmly”) finds a parallel in Oscan ehpeílatasset (“[the stele] has been erected”, 3p pf. pass.).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpiː.la/, [ˈpiːɫ̪ä]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpi.la/, [ˈpiːlä]

Noun

pīla f (genitive pīlae); first declension

pillar
pier

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	pīla	pīlae
Genitive	pīlae	pīlārum
Dative	pīlae	pīlīs
Accusative	pīlam	pīlās
Ablative	pīlā	pīlīs
Vocative	pīla	pīlae

Derived terms

pīlātim
pīlō
pīlāre, pīlārium (“pillar”) (medieval)

Descendants

Catalan: pila
Old French: pile
- → English: pile
- French: pile
Italian: pila
Old Portuguese: pia
- Galician: pía
- Portuguese: pilha
Sicilian: pila
Spanish: pila

Etymology 3

Likely same as Etymology 1.

Noun

pīla n pl

nominative/accusative/vocative plural of pīlum

Etymology 4

Likely from pilus (“hair”), thus originally meaning "bundle of hair".

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpi.la/, [ˈpɪɫ̪ä]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpi.la/, [ˈpiːlä]

Noun

pila f (genitive pilae); first declension

ball
(figuratively) a game of ball
- c. 4 BCE – 65 CE, Seneca the Younger, De brevitate vitae 13:
  Persequi singulos longum est quorum aut latrunculi aut pila aut excoquendi in sole corporis cura consumpsere vitam.
  It would be tedious to mention all the different men who have spent the whole of their life over chess or ball or the practice of baking their bodies in the sun.
globe, sphere

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	pila	pilae
Genitive	pilae	pilārum
Dative	pilae	pilīs
Accusative	pilam	pilās
Ablative	pilā	pilīs
Vocative	pila	pilae

Derived terms

pilāris
pilārius (“juggler”)

Descendants

⇒ Vulgar Latin: *pilotta
- ⇒ Old French: pelote
  - French: pelote
  - →⇒ Old Occitan: pelota
    - →⇒ Catalan: pilota
    - →⇒ Galician: pelota
    - →⇒ Portuguese: pelota
    - →⇒ Spanish: pelota
⇒ Polish: piłka

References

“pila”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“pila”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
pila in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
pila in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
- (ambiguous) to throw down the javelins (pila) and fight with the sword: omissis pilis gladiis rem gerere
“pila”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
“pila”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 465

Malagasy

Etymology

Borrowed from French pile.

Noun

pila

battery

Mansaka

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *pijax.

Pronoun

pila

how many

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

pilen

Noun

pila m or f

definite feminine singular of pil

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

pilen

Noun

pila f or m

definite feminine singular of pil

Portuguese

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpi.lɐ/

Homophone: pilha (Madeira)
Hyphenation: pi‧la

Noun

pila f (plural pilas)

(Portugal, slang) penis
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pénis
(Rio Grande do Sul, slang) cash

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *pila, from Old High German fil (“file”) (see modern German Feile).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pǐːla/
Hyphenation: pi‧la

Noun

píla f (Cyrillic spelling пи́ла)

(regional, Croatia) saw

Declension

Declension of pila

	singular	plural
nominative	pila	pile
genitive	pile	pila
dative	pili	pilama
accusative	pilu	pile
vocative	pilo	pile
locative	pili	pilama
instrumental	pilom	pilama

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *pila.

Participle

pila

feminine singular / neuter plural l-participle of pȉti

Sicilian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpila/
Hyphenation: pi‧la

Etymology 1

From pilu, from Latin pilus.

Noun

pila m

plural of pilu
(plural only) The collection or mass of such growths growing from the skin of humans and animals, and forming a covering for a part of the head or for any part or the whole body.
(by extension) The collection or mass of slender outgrowths, filaments, or fibers growing or projecting from the surface of an object or organism.

Derived terms

pilazza

Related terms

capiḍḍu
gigghia
peḍḍi
pilusu
supraggigghia
tigna
tignusu

Etymology 2

From Latin pīla (“pillar”). Compare French pile, Italian pila, Spanish pila.

Noun

pila f (plural pili)

small battery
Coordinate term: battirìa
pile, stack, heap, mound
Synonym: munzeḍḍu
Àju na pila di robbi di lavari e stirari. ― I have a pile/stack of clothes to wash and iron.
money

Etymology 3

From Latin pīla (“mortar”). Compare Portuguese pia, Catalan pica.

Noun

pila f (plural pili)

sink; washbasin

Related terms

lavàrisi nnâ pila
scifu
vâ caca nnâ pila!

Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *pila.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈpila]

Participle

pila

feminine singular l-participle of piť

Slovene

Pila

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *pila, a borrowing from Old High German fila. See modern German Feile.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pìːla/

Noun

píla f

file (abrasive tool)

Inflection

Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing.	píla
gen. sing.	píle
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	píla	píli	píle
genitive (rodȋlnik)	píle	píl	píl
dative (dajȃlnik)	píli	pílama	pílam
accusative (tožȋlnik)	pílo	píli	píle
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	píli	pílah	pílah
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	pílo	pílama	pílami

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *pila.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /píːla/

Participle

pȋla

feminine singular / neuter plural l-participle of píti

Spanish

Pilas (left) and baterías (right)

pilas recargables

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpila/ [ˈpi.la]
Rhymes: -ila
Syllabification: pi‧la

Etymology 1

From Latin pīla (“pillar”). Compare French pile.

Noun

pila f (plural pilas)

small battery
Coordinate term: batería
pile, stack, heap, mound
Synonym: montón
Tengo una pila de papeles encima de la mesa con órdenes de trabajo.
I have a stack of papers on my desk with work orders.
(colloquial) a lot
Synonym: montón
una pila de cosas ― a bunch of stuff
(heraldry) pile

Usage notes

pila is used for small, cylindrical batteries (some are straight), type AA, AAA, AAAA, C, D, N, 9V. And the batería for rectangular and large rechargeable batteries, like in smartphones, laptops, e-scooters, electric cars. Although the pilas can also be rechargeable.

Derived terms

apilar
pilón
ponerse las pilas

Descendants

→ Bikol Central: pila

Etymology 2

From Latin pīla (“mortar”). Compare Portuguese pia, Catalan pica.

Sinks

A baptismal font

Noun

pila f (plural pilas)

sink; washbasin
Hyponym: fregadero
font, baptismal font
Synonym: pila bautismal

Derived terms

nombre de pila (“given name”)
pila bautismal
pilón

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

pila

inflection of pilar:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

Swedish

Etymology

From the noun pil (“dart, arrow”).

Verb

pila (present pilar, preterite pilade, supine pilat, imperative pila)

(dated) to dart; to run quickly, to shoot rapidly and energetically along

Conjugation

Conjugation of pila (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	pila		—
Supine	pilat		—
Imperative	pila		—
Imper. plural¹	pilen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	pilar	pilade	—	—
Ind. plural¹	pila	pilade	—	—
Subjunctive²	pile	pilade	—	—
	Participles
Present participle	pilande
Past participle	pilad
¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Tagalog

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: pi‧la

IPA^(key): /ˈpila/, [ˈpi.lɐ]

Noun

pila

clay for making earthenware
Synonyms: luwad, lupang-lagkit

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish fila (“line”), from French file (“line”).

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: pi‧la

IPA^(key): /ˈpila/, [ˈpi.lɐ]

Noun

pila

line; file
queue; line of persons, vehicles, etc.

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Spanish pila (“small battery”), from Latin pīla (“mortar”).

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: pi‧la

IPA^(key): /ˈpila/, [ˈpi.lɐ]

Noun

pila

small electric battery

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: pi‧la

IPA^(key): /piˈla/, [pɪˈla]

Adjective

pilá

(obsolete) broken off (as the handle of a jug, neck of a bottle, etc.)
Synonyms: pingas, bila
(obsolete) chipped off (as the edge rim of crockery, etc.)

Anagrams

ilap, lapi, lipa, pali

Tausug

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *pijax.

Pronoun

pila

how many

pila

English

Noun

Etymology 2

Noun

Anagrams

Aklanon

Etymology

Pronoun

Bikol Central

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

Derived terms

Pronunciation

Noun

Derived terms

See also

Catalan

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

Derived terms

Further reading

Cebuano

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Pronoun

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

Czech

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

Declension

Related terms

Etymology 2

Verb

Further reading

Finnish

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

Compounds

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation

Verb

Anagrams

Garo

Verb

Hawaiian

Noun

Higaonon

Etymology

Pronoun

Ingrian

Noun

Italian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

Related terms

Etymology 2

Noun

Anagrams

Khumi Chin

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

References