pilula

See also: pílula

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive from pila (“ball, globe”) +‎ -ula.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpi.lu.la/, [ˈpɪ.ɫʊ.ɫa]

Noun

pilula f (genitive pilulae); first declension

1. A small ball, globule; pellet.
2. (medicine) A pill.

Inflection

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	pilula	pilulae
genitive	pilulae	pilulārum
dative	pilulae	pilulīs
accusative	pilulam	pilulās
ablative	pilulā	pilulīs
vocative	pilula	pilulae

Synonyms

• (small ball, globule): globulus

Related terms

• pilāris
• pilārius
• pilīcrepus

Descendants

• Catalan: píndola
• French: pilule
• Galician: pela
• Italian: pillola

• Portuguese: pílula
• Spanish: píldora

References

• pilula in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• pilula in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• pilula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette