Chinook Jargon

Adjective

pil

1. red

Derived terms

• pilpil

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

Etymology 2

From Old Norse píll.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piːl/, [pʰiːˀl]

Noun

pil c (singular definite pilen, plural indefinite pile)

1. willow

Inflection

Etymology 3

See pile.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piːl/, [pʰiːˀl]

Verb

pil

1. imperative of pile

Etymology 4

See pille.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pel/, [pʰelˀ]

Verb

pil

1. imperative of pille

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪl

Etymology

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

Derived terms

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

Anagrams

• lip

Karakalpak

Noun

pil

1. elephant

Latvian

Verb

pil

1. 3rd person singular present indicative form of pilēt
2. 3rd person plural present indicative form of pilēt
3. (with the particle lai) 3rd person singular imperative form of pilēt
4. (with the particle lai) 3rd person plural imperative form of pilēt

Lojban

Rafsi

pil

1. rafsi of pilka.

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piːl/
• Rhymes: -iːl

Etymology 1

From Old Norse píla

Noun

pil f, 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)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse píll

Noun

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

1. a willow (tree of genus Salix)

References

• “pil” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse píla

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)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse píll

Noun

(inflections as for Etymology 1)

1. a willow (tree of genus Salix)

References

• “pil” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Rade

Etymology

From French pile

Noun

pil

1. battery

Romanian

Etymology

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

Noun

pil n ‎(plural piluri)

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

See also

• împila
• piuă

Swedish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse píla

Noun

pil c

1. arrow, the weapon
2. arrow, the symbol
3. dart, the small arrowlike thing thrown in the game of dart.

Etymology 2

From Old Norse píll

Noun

pil c

1. willow, a tree in the genus Salix

Declension

Synonyms

• (dart): dartpil
• (willow): pilträd

See also

• båge c

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowing from French pile.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɪl/

Noun

pil ‎(definite accusative pili, plural piller)

1. battery

Synonyms

• batarya

Volapük

Noun

pil ‎(plural pils)

1. eel

Declension