píla

See also: Appendix:Variations of "pila"

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse píla, from Latin pīlum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʰiːla/
• Rhymes: -iːla

Noun

píla f (genitive singular pílu, nominative plural pílur)

1. arrow (projectile)

   Synonym: ör

Declension

declension of píla

f-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	píla	pílan	pílur	pílurnar
accusative	pílu	píluna	pílur	pílurnar
dative	pílu	pílunni	pílum	pílunum
genitive	pílu	pílunnar	pílna	pílnanna

Phalura

Etymology

From Sanskrit पिबति (pibati, “drinks”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /píla/

Verb

píla (transitive, Perso-Arabic spelling پِلہ)

1. to drink

Inflection

T (Prs): piláanu, (Pfv): píilu, (Cv): pilí, (Imp): pil

Alternative forms

• píle (Biori)

References

• Liljegren, Henrik, Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎^[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “píla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pila, a borrowing from Old High German fila. See modern German Feile.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpiːla]

Noun

píla f

1. saw (tool)

Declension

Declension of píla

	singular	plural
nominative	píla	píly
genitive	píly	píl
dative	píle	pílam
accusative	pílu	píly
locative	píle	pílach
instrumental	pílou	pílami

Further reading

• “píla”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024