pilo

See also: piló, piło, and pilo-

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pilus, French poil, Italian pelo, Spanish pelo. Also found in English words like depilate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpi.lo/

Noun

pilo (plural pili)

1. (of animals, also botany) hair, bristle
2. (of persons) hair (of all parts of body except top of head)
3. (of sheep, camels, etc.) wool
4. (of cloth, of hats) nap

Derived terms

Derived terms

• pilala (“relating to hair”)
• pilaro (“(of one object) coat”)
• pilobulbo (“hair bulb, hair root”)
• piloza (“hairy, shaggy, pilose”)

• rezapila (“short-haired”)
• senpiligar (“to depilate”)
• senpiligivo (“depilatory (substance)”)

See also

• haro

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Latin

Etymology 1

From pilus (“hair”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpi.loː/, [ˈpɪ.ɫoː]

Verb

pilō (present infinitive pilāre, perfect active pilāvī, supine pilātum); first conjugation

1. (intransitive) I put forth hairs, grow hairy.
2. (transitive) I deprive of hair, make bald, depilate.
3. (transitive, figuratively) I plunder, pillage.

Inflection

Conjugation of pilo (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	pilō	pilās	pilat	pilāmus	pilātis	pilant
	imperfect	pilābam	pilābās	pilābat	pilābāmus	pilābātis	pilābant
	future	pilābō	pilābis	pilābit	pilābimus	pilābitis	pilābunt
	perfect	pilāvī	pilāvistī	pilāvit	pilāvimus	pilāvistis	pilāvērunt, pilāvēre
	pluperfect	pilāveram	pilāverās	pilāverat	pilāverāmus	pilāverātis	pilāverant
	future perfect	pilāverō	pilāveris	pilāverit	pilāverimus	pilāveritis	pilāverint
passive	present	pilor	pilāris, pilāre	pilātur	pilāmur	pilāminī	pilantur
	imperfect	pilābar	pilābāris, pilābāre	pilābātur	pilābāmur	pilābāminī	pilābantur
	future	pilābor	pilāberis, pilābere	pilābitur	pilābimur	pilābiminī	pilābuntur
	perfect	pilātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	pilātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	pilātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	pilem	pilēs	pilet	pilēmus	pilētis	pilent
	imperfect	pilārem	pilārēs	pilāret	pilārēmus	pilārētis	pilārent
	perfect	pilāverim	pilāverīs	pilāverit	pilāverimus	pilāveritis	pilāverint
	pluperfect	pilāvissem	pilāvissēs	pilāvisset	pilāvissēmus	pilāvissētis	pilāvissent
passive	present	piler	pilēris, pilēre	pilētur	pilēmur	pilēminī	pilentur
	imperfect	pilārer	pilārēris, pilārēre	pilārētur	pilārēmur	pilārēminī	pilārentur
	perfect	pilātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	pilātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	pilā	—	—	pilāte	—
	future	—	pilātō	pilātō	—	pilātōte	pilantō
passive	present	—	pilāre	—	—	pilāminī	—
	future	—	pilātor	pilātor	—	—	pilantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		pilāre	pilāvisse	pilātūrus esse	pilārī	pilātus esse	pilātum īrī
participles		pilāns	—	pilātūrus	—	pilātus	pilandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		nominative	genitive	dative/ablative	accusative	accusative	ablative
		pilāre	pilandī	pilandō	pilandum	pilātum	pilātū

Derived terms

• dēpilō
• pilātrīx
• pilātus

Related terms

• pilōsus
• pilus

Descendants

• Catalan: pelar
• French: peler
• Friulian: pelâ

• Italian: pelare
• Occitan: pelar
• Portuguese: pelar

• Sicilian: pilari
• Spanish: pelar
• Venetian: pełar

Etymology 2

Denominal from pīla (“pillar, column”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpiː.loː/, [ˈpiː.ɫoː]

Verb

pīlō (present infinitive pīlāre, supine pīlātum); first conjugation, defective

1. I ram down, fix firmly.

Inflection

Conjugation of pilo (first conjugation, no active perfect forms)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	pīlō	pīlās	pīlat	pīlāmus	pīlātis	pīlant
	imperfect	pīlābam	pīlābās	pīlābat	pīlābāmus	pīlābātis	pīlābant
	future	pīlābō	pīlābis	pīlābit	pīlābimus	pīlābitis	pīlābunt
passive	present	pīlor	pīlāris, pīlāre	pīlātur	pīlāmur	pīlāminī	pīlantur
	imperfect	pīlābar	pīlābāris, pīlābāre	pīlābātur	pīlābāmur	pīlābāminī	pīlābantur
	future	pīlābor	pīlāberis, pīlābere	pīlābitur	pīlābimur	pīlābiminī	pīlābuntur
	perfect	pīlātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	pīlātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	pīlātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	pīlem	pīlēs	pīlet	pīlēmus	pīlētis	pīlent
	imperfect	pīlārem	pīlārēs	pīlāret	pīlārēmus	pīlārētis	pīlārent
passive	present	pīler	pīlēris, pīlēre	pīlētur	pīlēmur	pīlēminī	pīlentur
	imperfect	pīlārer	pīlārēris, pīlārēre	pīlārētur	pīlārēmur	pīlārēminī	pīlārentur
	perfect	pīlātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	pīlātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	pīlā	—	—	pīlāte	—
	future	—	pīlātō	pīlātō	—	pīlātōte	pīlantō
passive	present	—	pīlāre	—	—	pīlāminī	—
	future	—	pīlātor	pīlātor	—	—	pīlantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		pīlāre	—	pīlātūrus esse	pīlārī	pīlātus esse	pīlātum īrī
participles		pīlāns	—	pīlātūrus	—	pīlātus	pīlandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		nominative	genitive	dative/ablative	accusative	accusative	ablative
		pīlāre	pīlandī	pīlandō	pīlandum	pīlātum	pīlātū

Derived terms

Derived terms

• compīlō
• expīlō

• oppīlō

• pīlātus

Descendants

• French: piler
• Occitan: pilar

• Portuguese: pilar
• Romanian: împila

• Spanish: pilar

Etymology 3

See the Medieval Latin pillō (“chaff”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpiː.loː/, [ˈpiː.ɫoː]

Noun

pīlō f (genitive pīlōnis); third declension

1. Alternative form of pillō

Declension

Third declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	pīlō	pīlōnēs
Genitive	pīlōnis	pīlōnum
Dative	pīlōnī	pīlōnibus
Accusative	pīlōnem	pīlōnēs
Ablative	pīlōne	pīlōnibus
Vocative	pīlō	pīlōnēs

References

• pilo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• pilo in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• pilo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

References

• pilo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pīlum (“pilum”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpi.lu/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpi.lo/

Noun

pilo m (plural pilos)

1. pilum (Roman javelin)

Related terms

• lança, dardo

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Spanish

Verb

pilo

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of pilar.

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Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English pillow.

Noun

pilo

1. pillow
2. chock
3. supporter

Verb

pilo

1. to sleep around; to be promiscuous

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Waray-Waray

Noun

pilô

1. fold; pleat