Pils

See also: pils, pils', and PILs

German

Etymology

Clipping of Pilsener, from Pilsener Bier, that is beer of Pilsen (now Plzeň, Czech Republic), where the manner of brewing was invented.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɪls/, [pɪls], [pɪlts]

• Audio

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• Homophone: Pilz (except possibly in very careful speech)

Noun

Pils n (strong, genitive Pils, plural Pils)

1. pilsner beer

Declension

Declension of Pils [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Pils	die	Pils
genitive	eines	des	Pils	der	Pils
dative	einem	dem	Pils	den	Pils
accusative	ein	das	Pils	die	Pils

Further reading

• “Pils” in Duden online