pila

== English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== pila plural of pilum === Etymology 2 === From Latin pīla (“mortar”). ==== Noun ==== pila (plural pilae) (art, archaeology) A mortar. === Anagrams === ALIP, Lipa, Pali, lipa, pail, pali, pali-, pial == Aklanon == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *pijax. === Pronoun === pila how many == Basque == === Etymology 1 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Alternative forms ==== pilo (chiefly Biscayan) ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /pila/ [pi.la] IPA(key): (Southern) /piʎa/ [pi.ʎa] Rhymes: -ila, -a Rhymes: -iʎa, -a Hyphenation: pi‧la ==== Noun ==== pila inan bunch, lot Synonym: mordo heap, pile ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Spanish pila. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /pila/ [pi.la] Rhymes: -ila, -a ==== Noun ==== pila inan (electricity, electronics) battery (device storing electricity) ===== Declension ===== === Further reading === “pila”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language] “pila”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005 == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ˈpi.lə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈpi.la] === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Latin pīla (“pillar”). ==== Noun ==== pila f (plural piles) pile, stack, heap bunch, load battery (heraldry) pile ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Latin pīla (“mortar”). ==== Noun ==== pila f (plural piles) a stone basin, especially a baptismal font Synonym: pica ===== Derived terms ===== nom de pila === Further reading === “pila”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Cebuano == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *pijax. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /piˈla/ [pɪˈl̪a] Hyphenation: pi‧la ==== Pronoun ==== pilá (Badlit spelling ᜉᜒᜎ) how many? === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Spanish fila (“line”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈpila/ [ˈpi.l̪ɐ] Hyphenation: pi‧la ==== Noun ==== píla (Badlit spelling ᜉᜒᜎ) queue Synonym: linya == Central Bikol == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pilaq. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈpilaʔ/ [ˈpi.l̪aʔ] Hyphenation: pi‧la ==== Noun ==== pilà (Basahan spelling ᜉᜒᜎ) scar Synonym: piklat scab Synonym: kagan ===== Derived terms ===== ===== See also ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Spanish fila (“line”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈpila/ [ˈpi.l̪a] Hyphenation: pi‧la ==== Noun ==== píla (Basahan spelling ᜉᜒᜎ) line; queue; line of persons, vehicles, etc. Synonym: linya ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 3 === Borrowed from Spanish pila (“small battery”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈpila/ [ˈpi.l̪a] Hyphenation: pi‧la ==== Noun ==== píla (Basahan spelling ᜉᜒᜎ) (rare) battery (for flashlights) Synonym: bateriya == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈpɪla] === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pila. ==== Noun ==== pila f (diminutive pilka) saw ===== Declension ===== ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Participle ==== pila inflection of pít: feminine singular past active participle neuter plural past active participle === Further reading === “pila”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “pila”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “pila”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == Finnish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Old Swedish spil, from Middle Low German spil, from Proto-West Germanic *spil. Cognates include Estonian pila, Karelian pila. Doublet of peli. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpilɑ/, [ˈpilɑ̝] Rhymes: -ilɑ Syllabification(key): pi‧la Hyphenation(key): pi‧la === Noun === pila practical joke, jest, prank Synonym: kepponen (dated) synonym of vitsi (“joke, jest”) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “pila”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023 === Anagrams === Alpi, alpi, lipa == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pi.la/ === Verb === pila third-person singular past historic of piler === Anagrams === plia == Garo == === Verb === pila to apply liquid to the body == Hawaiian == === Noun === pila violin == Higaonon == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *pijax. === Pronoun === pila how many == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpi.la/ Rhymes: -ila Hyphenation: pì‧la === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Latin pīla (“pillar”). ==== Noun ==== pila f (plural pile) pile (all senses) (heraldry) pile (one of the standard geometric designs placed across the center of a coat of arms, such as a pale or fess) battery (electrical) torch / flashlight ===== Related terms ===== pila atomica reattore nucleare reattore atomico === Etymology 2 === From Latin pīla (“mortar”). ==== Noun ==== pila f (plural pile) basin (Romanesco, dated) synonym of padella (“pan”) === Anagrams === Alpi, alpi, pali == Kankanaey == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpila/ [ˈpiː.lʌ] Rhymes: -ila (Sagada, parts of Sabangan) IPA(key): /ˈpira/ [ˈpiː.rʌ] Rhymes: -ira Syllabification: pi‧la === Noun === píla rock ==== See also ==== === References === Morice Vanoverbergh (1933), “píla”, in A Dictionary of Lepanto Igorot or Kankanay. As it is spoken at Bauco (Linguistische Anthropos-Bibliothek; XII)‎[2], Mödling bei Wien, St. Gabriel, Österreich: Verlag der Internationalen Zeitschrift „Anthropos“, →OCLC, page 361 == Kashubian == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Low German Piele. Compare Upper Sorbian pila and Polabian pailă. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpi.la/ Rhymes: -ila Syllabification: pi‧la === Noun === pila f goose (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) Synonyms: gãs, bëka, wùlka, liwùszka, dërotka, todrotka, gãgawa, gãganica === Further reading === Jan Trepczyk (1994), “gęś”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2 Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011), “gęś”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎[3] “pila”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022 == Khumi Chin == === Etymology === Related to Burmese ပုလင်း (pu.lang:). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pi˧.la˥/ === Noun === pila bottle === References === K. E. Herr (2011), The phonological interpretation of minor syllables, applied to Lemi Chin‎[4], Payap University, page 73 == Ladino == === Alternative forms === פילה (Hebrew orthography spelling) pile (Aki Yerushalayim and French orthography spelling used in Kosovo, North Macedonia, Old Yishuv of Jerusalem, West Bulgaria and Ruse) === Etymology === From Latin pīla. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpi.la/, [ˈpi.la] IPA(key): [ˈpi.læ], [ˈpi.lɛ], [ˈpi.le], [ˈpi.lə] (dialects with the reduction of final /a/) === Noun === pila f (plural pilas) sink, washbasin pile, heap == Latin == === Etymology 1 === Probably from Proto-Italic *pistlā, from Proto-Indo-European *pis-tlo-, from *peys- (“to crush”), whence also pīlum (“pestle, pounder”), pīnsō (“to pound, crush”). ==== Pronunciation ==== pīla: (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈpiː.ɫa] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈpiː.la] Hyphenation: pī‧la pīlā: (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈpiː.ɫaː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈpiː.la] Hyphenation: pī‧lā ==== Noun ==== pīla f (genitive pīlae); first declension mortar (used with a pestle) ===== Declension ===== First-declension noun. ===== Synonyms ===== mortārium (implement for grinding): ===== Derived terms ===== pīlārium (“the seat of a burial urn”) ===== Descendants ===== === Etymology 2 === From Proto-Italic *peilā, further etymology unknown. The Latin denominal pīlāre (“to fix firmly”) finds a parallel in Oscan ehpeílatasset (“[the stele] has been erected”, 3p pf. pass.). Cf., for more, Ancient Greek πῠ́λη (pŭ́lē). ==== Pronunciation ==== pīla: (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈpiː.ɫa] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈpiː.la] Hyphenation: pī‧la pīlā: (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈpiː.ɫaː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈpiː.la] Hyphenation: pī‧lā ==== Noun ==== pīla f (genitive pīlae); first declension pillar pier ===== Declension ===== First-declension noun. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== === Etymology 3 === Likely from pilus (“hair”), thus originally meaning "bundle of hair". ==== Pronunciation ==== pila: (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈpɪ.ɫa] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈpiː.la] Hyphenation: pi‧la pilā: (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈpɪ.ɫaː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈpiː.la] Hyphenation: pi‧lā ==== Noun ==== pila f (genitive pilae); first declension ball (figuratively) a game of ball globe, sphere ===== Declension ===== First-declension noun. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== ⇒ Vulgar Latin: *pilotta Old French: pelute French: pelote → Old Occitan: pelota → Catalan: pilota → Galician: pelota → Portuguese: pelota → Spanish: pelota Italian: pilotta, pillotta → Polish: piłka → Esperanto: pilko → Proto-Brythonic: *pel Middle Cornish: pele, pelle Cornish: pel Middle Welsh: pel Welsh: pêl === Etymology 4 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈpiː.ɫa] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈpiː.la] Hyphenation: pī‧la ==== Noun ==== pīla nominative/accusative/vocative plural of pīlum ===== Related terms ===== === References === === Further reading === “pila”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press pila in Georges, Karl Ernst; Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918), Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “pila”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources‎[5], London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC “pila”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. Harm Pinkster, editor (2018), “pila”, in Woordenboek Latijn/Nederlands‎[6], 7th revised edition, Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, →ISBN, →OCLC Latino-Sinicum, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011 "pila", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) “pila”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “pila”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin “pila”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎[7], London: Macmillan and Co. == Malagasy == === Etymology === Borrowed from French pile. === Noun === pila battery == Mansaka == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *pijax. === Pronoun === pila how many == Norwegian Bokmål == === Alternative forms === pilen === Noun === pila m or f definite feminine singular of pil == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === pilen === Noun === pila f or m definite feminine singular of pil == Portuguese == === Etymology 1 === ==== Pronunciation ==== Homophone: pilha (Madeira) Hyphenation: pi‧la ==== Noun ==== pila f (plural pilas) (Portugal, slang) penis Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pénis === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== pila inflection of pilar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Etymology 3 === From the name of a gaúcho politician, Raul Pilla. ==== Noun ==== pila m pl (plural only) (Rio Grande do Sul, slang) a unit of a current Brazilian currency; cash; real ===== Usage notes ===== This is a singular-only word, therefore it is impossible for one to say "cinco pilas", rather one would say "cinco pila". === Further reading === “pila”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “pila”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pila, from Old High German fil (“file”) (see modern German Feile). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /pǐːla/ Hyphenation: pi‧la ==== Noun ==== píla f (Cyrillic spelling пи́ла) (regional, Croatia) saw Synonym: žaga ===== Declension ===== ==== Further reading ==== “pila”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026 === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Participle ==== pila feminine singular / neuter plural l-participle of pȉti == Sicilian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpi.la/ Rhymes: -ila Hyphenation: pì‧la === Etymology 1 === From pilu, from Latin pilus. ==== Noun ==== pila m plural of pilu (plural only) The collection or mass of such growths growing from the skin of humans and animals, and forming a covering for a part of the head or for any part or the whole body. (by extension) The collection or mass of slender outgrowths, filaments, or fibers growing or projecting from the surface of an object or organism. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From Latin pīla (“pillar”). Compare French pile, Italian pila, Spanish pila. ==== Noun ==== pila f (plural pili) small battery Coordinate term: battirìa pile, stack, heap, mound Synonym: munzeḍḍu Àju na pila di robbi di lavari e stirari. ― I have a pile/stack of clothes to wash and iron. money === Etymology 3 === From Latin pīla (“mortar”). Compare Portuguese pia, Catalan pica. ==== Noun ==== pila f (plural pili) sink; washbasin ===== Related terms ===== == Slovak == === Etymology === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pila/, [ˈpila] Rhymes: -ila Hyphenation: pi‧la === Participle === pila feminine singular l-participle of piť == Slovene == === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Slavic *pila, a borrowing from Old High German fila. See modern German Feile. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /pìːla/ ==== Noun ==== píla f file (abrasive tool) ===== Declension ===== ==== Further reading ==== “pila”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran “pila”, in Termania, Amebis See also the general references === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /píːla/ ==== Participle ==== pȋla feminine singular / neuter plural l-participle of píti == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpila/ [ˈpi.la] Rhymes: -ila Syllabification: pi‧la === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Latin pīla (“pillar”). Compare French pile. ==== Noun ==== pila f (plural pilas) small battery Coordinate term: batería pile, stack, heap, mound Synonym: montón (colloquial) a lot Synonym: montón una pila de cosas ― a bunch of stuff (heraldry) pile ===== Usage notes ===== pila is used for small, cylindrical batteries (some are straight), type AA, AAA, AAAA, C, D, N, 9V. And the batería for rectangular and large rechargeable batteries, like in smartphones, laptops, e-scooters, electric cars. Although the pilas can also be rechargeable. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Central Bikol: pila === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Latin pīla (“mortar”). Compare Portuguese pia, Catalan pica. ==== Noun ==== pila f (plural pilas) sink; washbasin Hyponym: fregadero font, baptismal font Synonym: pila bautismal ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== pila inflection of pilar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “pila”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Etymology === From the noun pil (“dart, arrow”). === Verb === pila (present pilar, preterite pilade, supine pilat, imperative pila) (dated) to dart; to run quickly, to shoot rapidly and energetically along ==== Conjugation ==== == Tagalog == === Etymology 1 === ==== Pronunciation ==== (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈpila/ [ˈpiː.lɐ] Rhymes: -ila Syllabification: pi‧la ==== Noun ==== pila (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜎ) clay for making earthenware Synonyms: luwad, lupang-lagkit ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Spanish fila (“line”), from French file (“line”). ==== Pronunciation ==== (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈpila/ [ˈpiː.lɐ] Rhymes: -ila Syllabification: pi‧la ==== Noun ==== pila (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜎ) line; file queue; line of persons, vehicles, etc. ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 3 === Borrowed from Spanish pila (“small battery”), from Latin pīla (“pillar”). ==== Pronunciation ==== (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈpila/ [ˈpiː.lɐ] Rhymes: -ila Syllabification: pi‧la ==== Noun ==== pila (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜎ) small electric battery ==== See also ==== === Etymology 4 === ==== Pronunciation ==== (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /piˈla/ [pɪˈla] Rhymes: -a Syllabification: pi‧la ==== Adjective ==== pilá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜎ) (obsolete) broken off (as the handle of a jug, neck of a bottle, etc.) Synonyms: pingas, bila chipped off (as the edge rim of crockery, etc.) === Further reading === “pila”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025 “pila”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Vocabulario de lengua tagala. El romance castellano puesto primero. Primera, y segunda parte.‎[8] (overall work in Early Modern Spanish and Classical Tagalog), as directed by Gov. Gen. Juan de Silva, Pila, Laguna: La noble Villa de Pila, por Tomás Pinpin y Domingo Loag. page 246: “Deſportillar) Pila (pc) S. la vaſija” page 482: “Piedra) Pila (pp) blanda de que ſe hazen los edifiçios en Manila y de aqui llaman Pila aun pueblo que ay en la laguna por ſer alli todo el ſuelo della” page 572: “Tierra) Pila (pp) algodura y ſies piedra es muy blanda” === Anagrams === lipa, Lipa, pali, lapi, ilap == Tausug == === Etymology === From Proto-Austronesian *pijax. === Pronunciation === (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /pila/ [pɪˈla] Rhymes: -a Syllabification: pi‧la === Pronoun === pila (Sulat Sūg spelling فِلَ) how many == Welsh == === Pronunciation === (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈpɪla/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈpiːla/ Rhymes: -ɪla === Noun === pila m (plural pilaon) finch Synonyms: pinc, llinos ==== Derived terms ==== pila gwyrdd (“siskin; greenfinch”) pila prysgoed (“brushfinch”) === Mutation === === Further reading === Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “finch”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[9], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “pila”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies