piliet

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Latvian[edit]

Verb[edit]

piliet

  1. second-person plural imperative of pilēt

Marshallese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English billiards, from French billard, originally referring to the wooden cue stick, diminutive of Old French bille (log, tree trunk), from Vulgar Latin *bilia, probably of Gaulish origin.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [pʲilʲiɛtˠ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /pʲilʲijɛtˠ/
  • Bender phonemes: {piliyet}

Noun[edit]

piliet

  1. billiards
  2. pool (game)

Verb[edit]

piliet

  1. to play billiards
  2. to play pool

References[edit]

Romansch[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Noun[edit]

piliet m (plural piliets)

  1. (Sutsilvan) arrow

Synonyms[edit]

  • (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) frizza
  • (Surmiran) frezza