Pille
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French or German Pille.
Proper noun edit
Pille (plural Pilles)
- A surname.
Statistics edit
- 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 edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Pille”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Estonian edit
Etymology edit
18th century short form of German Sibylle. Cognate with English Sybil.
Proper noun edit
Pille
- a female given name
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German pille, from Latin pilula (“little ball”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Pille f (genitive Pille, plural Pillen, diminutive Pillchen n)
- (pharmacy) pill, tablet
- (informal, with article) Ellipsis of Antibabypille (“contraceptive pill”).
- Synonyms: Antibabypille, Verhütungspille
- die Pille nehmen ― taking the pill
- (ball games, informal) ball
Declension edit
Declension of Pille [feminine]
Derived terms edit
- bittere Pille
- eine bittere Pille schlucken
- eine bittere Pille vergolden
- eine bittere Pille versüßen
- (contraceptive pill): Pillenknick
Further reading edit
Hunsrik edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Pille f