pille

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpʰelə]

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German pilere, pilar, from Medieval Latin pilare, pilarium, from Latin pīla (“pillar”).

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German pille, from Medieval Latin pilla, pillula, from Latin pilula, diminutive of pila (“ball”).

Etymology 3

References

• “pille” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “pille,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “pille,3” in Den Danske Ordbog

Pronunciation

• Homophones: pillent, pilles

Verb

pille

1. first-person singular present indicative of piller
2. third-person singular present indicative of piller
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of piller
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of piller
5. second-person singular imperative of piller

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpilːɛ]
• Hyphenation: pil‧le

Noun

pille (plural pillék)

1. (archaic, poetic) butterfly [First attested around 1525.]^[1]
2. (rare) snowflake [First attested in 1822.]^[1]

References

Etymology

From Latin pilula

Noun

pille f, m (definite singular pilla or pillen, indefinite plural piller, definite plural pillene)

1. a pill (tablet)

References

• “pille” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology

From Latin pilula

Noun

pille f (definite singular pilla, indefinite plural piller, definite plural pillene)

1. a pill (tablet)

References

• “pille” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Verb

pille

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of pillar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of pillar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of pillar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of pillar.

Noun