pils
English
Etymology
Shortening.
Noun
pils (countable and uncountable, plural pils)
Anagrams
Danish
Etymology 1
Short form of pilsner (“a pale, light lager beer”), after Czech Plzeň (“Pilsen”). Compare German Pilsener.
Pronunciation
Noun
pils c (singular definite pilsen, plural indefinite pils)
Inflection
Synonyms
Etymology 2
See pil (“arrow”).
Pronunciation
Noun
pils c
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from German Pils, short for Pilsener (Bier).
Pronunciation
Noun
pils m or n (plural pilsen, diminutive pilsje n)
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Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse pilz; ultimately from Latin pellis (“pelt, hide”). Cognate with Danish pels.
Pronunciation
Noun
pils n (genitive singular pils, nominative plural pils)
Declension
Derived terms
- mínípils (“miniskirt”)
- pilsfaldur (“hem of a skirt”)
- pilsvargur (“vixen, virago”)
- skotapils (“kilt”)
- strápils (“grass skirt”)
Anagrams
Latvian
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Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *pilis, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁-í-s, from *pl̥h₁- (“stronghold”). Cognate with Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis), Sanskrit पुर (pura), Lithuanian pilis.
Noun
pils f (6th declension)
- palace (residence of a monarch or head of state; large, luxurious residence)
- prezidenta pils ― presidential palace
- pils sardze ― the palace guard
- 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
Declension
singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
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nominative (nominatīvs) | pils | pilis |
accusative (akuzatīvs) | pili | pilis |
genitive (ģenitīvs) | pils | piļu |
dative (datīvs) | pilij | pilīm |
instrumental (instrumentālis) | pili | pilīm |
locative (lokatīvs) | pilī | pilīs |
vocative (vokatīvs) | pils | pilis |
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
pils m (definite singular pilsen, uncountable)
- pilsner beer
Swedish
Noun
pils
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