pils

See also: Pils, pils', and PILs

English

Etymology

Shortening.

Noun

pils (countable and uncountable, plural pils)

1. (informal) Pilsner.

Anagrams

• lisp, Lisp, LSPI, slip, lips, LIPs, LISP, Lips, LPIs

Danish

Etymology 1

Short form of pilsner (“a pale, light lager beer”), after German Pilsen. Compare German Pilsener.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pils/, [pʰilˀs]

Noun

pils c (singular definite pilsen, plural indefinite pils)

1. Lager, pilsner.

Inflection

Declension of pils

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	pils	pilsen	pils	pilsene
genitive	pils'	pilsens	pils'	pilsenes

Synonyms

• pilsner

Etymology 2

See pil (“arrow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piːls/, [pʰiːˀls]

Noun

pils c

1. indefinite genitive singular of pil

Anagrams

• spil

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from German Pils, short for Pilsener (Bier).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɪls/

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• Hyphenation: pils
• Rhymes: -ɪls

Noun

pils m or n (plural pilsen, diminutive pilsje n)

1. pilsner beer
2. (by extension) lager beer

Derived terms

• gemeentepils
• pilsen
• Prins Pils

Related terms

• pilsener

Anagrams

• slip

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse pilz; ultimately from Latin pellis (“pelt, hide”). Cognate with Danish pels.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʰɪls/

Noun

pils n (genitive singular pils, nominative plural pils)

1. skirt

Declension

Declension of pils (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	pils	pilsið	pils	pilsin
accusative	pils	pilsið	pils	pilsin
dative	pilsi	pilsinu	pilsum	pilsunum
genitive	pils	pilsins	pilsa	pilsanna

Derived terms

• mínípils (“miniskirt”)
• pilsfaldur (“hem of a skirt”)
• pilsvargur (“vixen, virago”)
• síðpils (“long skirt”)
• skotapils (“kilt”)
• strápils (“grass skirt”)
• undirpils (“petticoat”)

Anagrams

• spil

Latvian

Pils

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *pilis, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁-í-s, from *tpelH- (“stronghold”). Cognate with Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis), Sanskrit पुर (pura), Lithuanian pili̇̀s.

Noun

pìls f (6th declension)

1. palace (residence of a monarch or head of state; large, luxurious residence)

   prezidenta pils ― presidential palace

   pils sardze ― the palace guard

2. castle (fortified building belonging to a king or nobleman)

   senlatviešu pilis ― ancient Latvian castles

   viduslaiku pilis ― medieval castles

   pils muri, torņi, grāvis ― castle walls, towers, moat

   smilšu pils ― sandcastle

Declension

Declension of pils (6th)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative	pils	pilis
genitive	pils	piļu
dative	pilij	pilīm
accusative	pili	pilis
instrumental	pili	pilīm
locative	pilī	pilīs
vocative	pils	pilis

Derived terms

• Daugavpils

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

pils m (definite singular pilsen, uncountable)

1. pilsner beer

Swedish

Noun

pils

1. indefinite genitive singular of pil