Pille
See also: pille and pillé
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French or German Pille.
Proper noun
Pille (plural Pilles)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Pille is the 36838th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 606 individuals. Pille is most common among White (75.08%) and Hispanic/Latino (18.65%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Pille”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Estonian
Etymology
18th century short form of German Sibylle. Cognate with English Sybil.
Proper noun
Pille
- a female given name
German
Etymology
From Middle High German pille, from Latin pilula (“little ball”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɪlə/
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Noun
Pille f (genitive Pille, plural Pillen, diminutive Pillchen n)
- (pharmacy) pill, tablet
- Synonyms: Dragee, Tablette
- (informal, with article) Ellipsis of Antibabypille (“contraceptive pill”).
- Synonyms: Antibabypille, Verhütungspille
- die Pille nehmen ― taking the pill
- (ball games, informal) ball
Declension
Declension of Pille [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Pille | die | Pillen |
| genitive | einer | der | Pille | der | Pillen |
| dative | einer | der | Pille | den | Pillen |
| accusative | eine | die | Pille | die | Pillen |
Derived terms
- bittere Pille
- eine bittere Pille schlucken
- eine bittere Pille vergolden
- eine bittere Pille versüßen
- (contraceptive pill): Pillenknick
Further reading
- “Pille” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Pille” in Duden online
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpʰilə/
Noun
Pille f
- plural of Pill