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

A small ball, globule; pellet.
(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

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