Pill

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See also: pill and píll

English

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Etymology 1

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From the common Welsh placename element Pil meaning "tidal pool, harbor," itself borrowed from English pill (tidal creek).

Proper noun

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Pill

  1. A village in Pill and Easton-in-Gordano parish, North Somerset, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST5275).

References

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “pìl”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Etymology 2

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Proper noun

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Pill

  1. A municipality of Tyrol, Austria.

Etymology 3

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English surname, both from the noun pill (originally "little ball") and from sense 3 (inlet, tidal creek).

Proper noun

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Pill

  1. A surname.

German

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Proper noun

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Pill n (proper noun, genitive Pills or (optionally with an article) Pill)

  1. A municipality of Tyrol, Austria

Hunsrik

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Etymology

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From Middle High German pille, from Latin pilula (little ball).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Pill f (plural Pille)

  1. pill

Further reading

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Luxembourgish

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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Pill

  1. plural of Pull