pils
English edit
Etymology edit
Shortening.
Noun edit
pils (countable and uncountable, plural pils)
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Danish edit
Etymology 1 edit
Short form of pilsner (“a pale, light lager beer”), after German Pilsen. Compare German Pilsener.
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Noun edit
pils c (singular definite pilsen, plural indefinite pils)
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Declension of pils
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Etymology 2 edit
See pil (“arrow”).
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Noun edit
pils c
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Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from German Pils, short for Pilsener (Bier).
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Noun edit
pils m or n (plural pilsen, diminutive pilsje n)
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Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse pilz; ultimately from Latin pellis (“pelt, hide”). Cognate with Danish pels.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pils n (genitive singular pils, nominative plural pils)
Declension edit
declension of pils
Derived terms edit
- mínípils (“miniskirt”)
- pilsfaldur (“hem of a skirt”)
- pilsvargur (“vixen, virago”)
- síðpils (“long skirt”)
- skotapils (“kilt”)
- strápils (“grass skirt”)
- undirpils (“petticoat”)
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Latvian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *pilis, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁-í-s, from *tpelH- (“stronghold”). Cognate with Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis), Sanskrit पुर (pura), Lithuanian pilis.
Noun edit
pils f (6th declension)
- palace (residence of a monarch or head of state; large, luxurious residence)
- prezidenta pils ― presidential palace
- pils sardze ― the palace guard
- castle (fortified building belonging to a king or nobleman)
- senlatviešu pilis ― ancient Latvian castles
- viduslaiku pilis ― medieval castles
- pils muri, torņi, grāvis ― castle walls, towers, moat
- smilšu pils ― sandcastle
Declension edit
Declension of pils (6th declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
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nominative (nominatīvs) | pils | pilis |
accusative (akuzatīvs) | pili | pilis |
genitive (ģenitīvs) | pils | piļu |
dative (datīvs) | pilij | pilīm |
instrumental (instrumentālis) | pili | pilīm |
locative (lokatīvs) | pilī | pilīs |
vocative (vokatīvs) | pils | pilis |
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Norwegian Bokmål edit
Noun edit
pils m (definite singular pilsen, uncountable)
- pilsner beer
Swedish edit
Noun edit
pils