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Etymology 1

Noun

pila

1. pluralofpilum

Etymology 2

FromLatinpīla(“mortar”).

Noun

pila(pluralpilae)

1. (art,archaeology)Amortar.

Anagrams

• ALIP,Lipa,Pali,lipa,pail,pali,pali-,pial

Aklanon

Etymology

InheritedfromProto-Austronesian*pijax.

Pronoun

pila

1. how many

Basque

Etymology 1

(Thisetymologyis missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.)

Alternative forms

• pilo(chiefly Biscayan)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):(Southern)/piʎa/,[pi.ʎa]
• IPA^(key):(Northern)/pila/,[pi.la]

Noun

pilainan

1. bunch,lot

   Synonym:mordo

2. heap,pile

Declension

Declension ofpila(inanimate, ending in-a)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	pila	pila	pilak
ergative	pilak	pilak	pilek
dative	pilari	pilari	pilei
genitive	pilaren	pilaren	pilen
comitative	pilarekin	pilarekin	pilekin
causative	pilarengatik	pilarengatik	pilengatik
benefactive	pilarentzat	pilarentzat	pilentzat
instrumental	pilaz	pilaz	pilez
inessive	pilatan	pilan	piletan
locative	pilatako	pilako	piletako
allative	pilatara	pilara	piletara
terminative	pilataraino	pilaraino	piletaraino
directive	pilatarantz	pilarantz	piletarantz
destinative	pilatarako	pilarako	piletarako
ablative	pilatatik	pilatik	piletatik
partitive	pilarik	—	—
prolative	pilatzat	—	—

Derived terms

• pilaka(“in large quantities”)
• pilaketa(“accumulation”)
• pilatu(“to accumulate”)
• pilatzaile(“accumulator”)

Etymology 2

BorrowedfromSpanishpila.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/pila/,[pi.la]

Noun

pilainan

1. battery

Declension

Declension ofpila(inanimate, ending in-a)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	pila	pila	pilak
ergative	pilak	pilak	pilek
dative	pilari	pilari	pilei
genitive	pilaren	pilaren	pilen
comitative	pilarekin	pilarekin	pilekin
causative	pilarengatik	pilarengatik	pilengatik
benefactive	pilarentzat	pilarentzat	pilentzat
instrumental	pilaz	pilaz	pilez
inessive	pilatan	pilan	piletan
locative	pilatako	pilako	piletako
allative	pilatara	pilara	piletara
terminative	pilataraino	pilaraino	piletaraino
directive	pilatarantz	pilarantz	piletarantz
destinative	pilatarako	pilarako	piletarako
ablative	pilatatik	pilatik	piletatik
partitive	pilarik	—	—
prolative	pilatzat	—	—

Further reading

• “pila”,inEuskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia[Dictionary of the Basque Academy],Euskaltzaindia
• “pila”,inOrotariko Euskal Hiztegia[General Basque Dictionary],Euskaltzaindia,1987–2005

Bikol Central

Etymology 1

InheritedfromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*pilaq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈpilaʔ/ [ˈpi.l̪aʔ]
• Hyphenation:pi‧la

Noun

pilà(Basahan spellingᜉᜒᜎ)

1. scar

   Synonym:piklat

2. scab

   Synonym:kagan

Derived terms

• magpila
• makapila
• mapila
• mapilaan
• papila

See also

• lugad

Etymology 2

BorrowedfromSpanishfila(“line”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈpila/ [ˈpi.l̪a]
• Hyphenation:pi‧la

Noun

píla(Basahan spellingᜉᜒᜎ)

1. line;queue;line of persons, vehicles, etc.

   Synonym:linya

Derived terms

• magpila

Etymology 3

BorrowedfromSpanishpila(“small battery”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈpila/ [ˈpi.l̪a]
• Hyphenation:pi‧la

Noun

píla(Basahan spellingᜉᜒᜎ)

1. (rare)battery(for flashlights)

   Synonym:bateriya

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):(Central,Balearic)[ˈpi.lə]
• IPA^(key):(Valencia)[ˈpi.la]

• Audio:

  (file)

Etymology 1

InheritedfromLatinpīla(“pillar”).

Noun

pilaf(pluralpiles)

1. pile,stack,heap
   • 2019,“Sento”, inEnergia fosca,performed by El Petit de Cal Eril:

     On deu anar tota l'aigua del mar? /Pilesd'objectes, tones de sal.

     Where should all the seawater go? /Heapsof objects, tonnes of salt.

2. bunch,load
3. battery
4. (heraldry)pile

Derived terms

• pilera
• piló
• pilot

Etymology 2

InheritedfromLatinpīla(“mortar”).

Noun

pilaf(pluralpiles)

1. a stonebasin,especially abaptismal font

   Synonym:pica

Derived terms

• nom de pila

Further reading

• “pila”inDiccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició,Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Cebuano

Etymology 1

InheritedfromProto-Austronesian*pijax.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation:pi‧la
• IPA^(key):/piˈla/ [pɪˈl̪a]

Pronoun

pila

1. how many?

Etymology 2

BorrowedfromSpanishfila(“line”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation:pi‧la
• IPA^(key):/ˈpila/ [ˈpi.l̪ɐ]

Noun

pila

1. queue

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):[ˈpɪla]

Etymology 1

InheritedfromProto-Slavic*pila.

Noun

pilaf

1. saw

Declension

Declension ofpila(hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	pila	pily
genitive	pily	pil
dative	pile	pilám
accusative	pilu	pily
vocative	pilo	pily
locative	pile	pilách
instrumental	pilou	pilami

Related terms

• pilinyfpl

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the correspondinglemmaform.

Participle

pila

1. inflection ofpít:
   1. femininesingularpastactiveparticiple
   2. neuterpluralpastactiveparticiple

Further reading

• “pila”,inPříruční slovník jazyka českého(in Czech),1935–1957
• “pila”,inSlovník spisovného jazyka českého(in Czech),1960–1971, 1989
• “pila”,inInternetová jazyková příručka(in Czech)

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed fromOld Swedishspil,fromMiddle Low Germanspil,fromProto-West Germanic*spil.Cognates includeEstonianpila,Karelianpila.Doubletofpeli.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈpilɑ/,[ˈpilɑ̝]
• Rhymes:-ilɑ
• Hyphenation^(key):pi‧la

Noun

pila

1. practical joke,jest,prank

   Synonym:kepponen

2. (dated)Synonym ofvitsi(“joke, jest”).

Declension

Inflectionofpila(Kotustype 9/kala,no gradation)
nominative		pila	pilat
genitive		pilan	pilojen
partitive		pilaa	piloja
illative		pilaan	piloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		pila	pilat
accusative	nom.	pila	pilat
	gen.	pilan
genitive		pilan	pilojen pilainrare
partitive		pilaa	piloja
inessive		pilassa	piloissa
elative		pilasta	piloista
illative		pilaan	piloihin
adessive		pilalla	piloilla
ablative		pilalta	piloilta
allative		pilalle	piloille
essive		pilana	piloina
translative		pilaksi	piloiksi
abessive		pilatta	piloitta
instructive		—	piloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive formsofpila(Kotustype 9/kala,no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pilani pilani accusative nom. pilani pilani gen. pilani genitive pilani pilojeni pilainirare partitive pilaani pilojani inessive pilassani piloissani elative pilastani piloistani illative pilaani piloihini adessive pilallani piloillani ablative pilaltani piloiltani allative pilalleni piloilleni essive pilanani piloinani translative pilakseni piloikseni abessive pilattani piloittani instructive — — comitative — piloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pilasi pilasi accusative nom. pilasi pilasi gen. pilasi genitive pilasi pilojesi pilaisirare partitive pilaasi pilojasi inessive pilassasi piloissasi elative pilastasi piloistasi illative pilaasi piloihisi adessive pilallasi piloillasi ablative pilaltasi piloiltasi allative pilallesi piloillesi essive pilanasi piloinasi translative pilaksesi piloiksesi abessive pilattasi piloittasi instructive — — comitative — piloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pilamme pilamme accusative nom. pilamme pilamme gen. pilamme genitive pilamme pilojemme pilaimmerare partitive pilaamme pilojamme inessive pilassamme piloissamme elative pilastamme piloistamme illative pilaamme piloihimme adessive pilallamme piloillamme ablative pilaltamme piloiltamme allative pilallemme piloillemme essive pilanamme piloinamme translative pilaksemme piloiksemme abessive pilattamme piloittamme instructive — — comitative — piloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pilanne pilanne accusative nom. pilanne pilanne gen. pilanne genitive pilanne pilojenne pilainnerare partitive pilaanne pilojanne inessive pilassanne piloissanne elative pilastanne piloistanne illative pilaanne piloihinne adessive pilallanne piloillanne ablative pilaltanne piloiltanne allative pilallenne piloillenne essive pilananne piloinanne translative pilaksenne piloiksenne abessive pilattanne piloittanne instructive — — comitative — piloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative pilansa pilansa accusative nom. pilansa pilansa gen. pilansa genitive pilansa pilojensa pilainsarare partitive pilaansa pilojaan pilojansa inessive pilassaan pilassansa piloissaan piloissansa elative pilastaan pilastansa piloistaan piloistansa illative pilaansa piloihinsa adessive pilallaan pilallansa piloillaan piloillansa ablative pilaltaan pilaltansa piloiltaan piloiltansa allative pilalleen pilallensa piloilleen piloillensa essive pilanaan pilanansa piloinaan piloinansa translative pilakseen pilaksensa piloikseen piloiksensa abessive pilattaan pilattansa piloittaan piloittansa instructive — — comitative — piloineen piloinensa

Derived terms

• pilailla
• pilallinen
• pilari

compounds

• aprillipila
• hirtehispila
• pilaesitys
• pilahinta
• pilajuttu
• pilakuva
• pilalaulu
• pilalehti
• pilanpuhuja
• pilanpäin
• pilanpäiten
• pilanteko
• pilapiirros
• pilapiirtäjä
• pilapuhe
• pilapuhelu
• pilasatu
• pilasoitto

Further reading

• “pila”,inKielitoimiston 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–,retrieved2023-07-03

Anagrams

• Alpi,alpi,lipa

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/pi.la/

Verb

pila

1. third-personsingularpast historic ofpiler

Anagrams

• plia

Garo

Verb

pila

1. toapplyliquidto thebody

Hawaiian

Noun

pila

1. violin

Higaonon

Etymology

InheritedfromProto-Austronesian*pijax.

Pronoun

pila

1. how many

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈpi.la/
• Rhymes:-ila
• Hyphenation:pì‧la

Etymology 1

FromLatinpīla(“pillar”).

Noun

pilaf(pluralpile)

1. pile(all senses)
2. (heraldry)pile(one of the standard geometric designs placed across the center of a coat of arms, such as a pale or fess)
3. battery(electrical)
4. torch/flashlight

Related terms

• pila atomica
• reattore nucleare
• reattore atomico

Etymology 2

FromLatinpīla(“mortar”).

Noun

pilaf(pluralpile)

1. basin

Anagrams

• Alpi,alpi,pali

Kankanaey

Pronunciation

• (Standard Kankanaey)IPA^(key):/ˈpila/[ˈpiː.lʌ]
  • IPA^(key):(Sagada & parts of Sabangan)/ˈpira/[ˈpiː.rʌ]
• Rhymes:-ila,(Sagada & parts of Sabangan)-ira
• Syllabification:pi‧la

Noun

píla

1. rock

See also

• engat

References

• Morice Vanoverbergh (1933) “píla”, inA 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,page361

Kashubian

Etymology

BorrowedfromGerman Low GermanPiele.CompareUpper SorbianpilaandPolabianpailă.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈpi.la/
• Rhymes:-ila
• Syllabification:pi‧la

Noun

pilaf

1. goose(a grazing waterfowl of the familyAnatidae)

   Synonyms:gãs,bëka,wùlka,liwùszka,dërotka,todrotka,gãgawa,gãganica

Further reading

• Jan Trepczyk (1994) “gęś”, inSłownik polsko-kaszubski(in Kashubian), volumes1–2
• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “gęś”, inSłownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎^[3]
• “pila”,inInternetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka[Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby,2022

Khumi Chin

Etymology

Related toBurmeseပုလင်း(pu.lang:).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/pi˧.la˥/

Noun

pila

1. bottle

References

• K. E. Herr (2011)The phonological interpretation of minor syllables, applied to Lemi Chin‎^[4],Payap University, page73

Ladino

Alternative forms

• פילה(Hebrew orthography spelling)
  • pile(Aki Yerushalayim and French orthography spelling used inKosovo,North Macedonia,Old YishuvofJerusalem,WestBulgariaandRuse)

Etymology

FromLatinpīla.

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

pilaf(Latin spelling,pluralpilas)

1. sink,washbasin

   Lávate las manos en la pila.

   Wash your hands in the sink.

2. pile,heap

   Avía una pila de livros en la mesa.

   There was a pile of books on the table.

Latin

Etymology 1

Probably fromProto-Italic*pistlā,fromProto-Indo-European*pis-tlo-,from*peys-(“to crush”),whence alsopīlum(“pestle, pounder”),pinsō(“to pound, crush”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin)IPA^(key):/ˈpiː.la/,[ˈpiːɫ̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)IPA^(key):/ˈpi.la/,[ˈpiːlä]

Noun

pīlaf(genitivepīlae);first declension

2. mortar(used with apestle)

Declension

First-declensionnoun.

	singular	plural
nominative	pīla	pīlae
genitive	pīlae	pīlārum
dative	pīlae	pīlīs
accusative	pīlam	pīlās
ablative	pīlā	pīlīs
vocative	pīla	pīlae

Synonyms

• mortārium(implement for grinding):

Derived terms

• pīlārium(“the seat of a burial urn”)

Descendants

• Catalan:pila
• English:pile
• French:pile
• Friulian:pile
• Italian:pila
• Old Galician-Portuguese:pia
  • Galician:pía
  • Portuguese:pia
• Romanian:piuă
• Sicilian:pila
• Spanish:pila

Etymology 2

FromProto-Italic*peilā,further etymology unknown.The Latin denominalpīlāre(“to fix firmly”)finds a parallel inOscanehpeílatasset(“[the stele] has been erected”,3p pf. pass.).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin)IPA^(key):/ˈpiː.la/,[ˈpiːɫ̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)IPA^(key):/ˈpi.la/,[ˈpiːlä]

Noun

pīlaf(genitivepīlae);first declension

2. pillar
3. pier

Declension

First-declensionnoun.

	singular	plural
nominative	pīla	pīlae
genitive	pīlae	pīlārum
dative	pīlae	pīlīs
accusative	pīlam	pīlās
ablative	pīlā	pīlīs
vocative	pīla	pīlae

Derived terms

• pīlātim
• pīlō
• pīlāre,pīlārium(“pillar”)(medieval)

Descendants

• Catalan:pila
• Old French:pile
  • →English:pile
  • French:pile
• Italian:pila
• Old Galician-Portuguese:pia
  • Galician:pía
  • Portuguese:pilha
• Sicilian:pila
• Spanish:pila

Etymology 3

Likely same asEtymology 1.

Noun

pīlanpl

1. nominative/accusative/vocativepluralofpīlum

Etymology 4

Likely frompilus(“hair”),thus originally meaning "bundle of hair".

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin)IPA^(key):/ˈpi.la/,[ˈpɪɫ̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)IPA^(key):/ˈpi.la/,[ˈpiːlä]

Noun

pilaf(genitivepilae);first declension

2. ball
3. (figuratively)agameof ball
   • c.4BCE– 65CE,Seneca the Younger,De brevitate vitae13:

     Persequi singulos longum est quorum aut latrunculi autpilaaut excoquendi in sole corporis cura consumpsere vitam.

     It would be tedious to mention all the different men who have spent the whole of their life over chess orballor the practice of baking their bodies in the sun.

4. globe,sphere

Declension

First-declensionnoun.

	singular	plural
nominative	pila	pilae
genitive	pilae	pilārum
dative	pilae	pilīs
accusative	pilam	pilās
ablative	pilā	pilīs
vocative	pila	pilae

Derived terms

• pilāris
• pilārius(“juggler”)

Descendants

• ⇒Vulgar Latin:*pilotta
  • ⇒Old French:pelote
    • French:pelote
    • →⇒Old Occitan:pelota
      • →⇒Catalan:pilota
      • →⇒Galician:pelota
      • →⇒Portuguese:pelota
      • →⇒Spanish:pelota
• ⇒Polish:piłka
• ⇒Welsh:pêl

References

• “pila”,inCharlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879)A Latin Dictionary,Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “pila”,inCharlton T. Lewis (1891)An Elementary Latin Dictionary,New York: Harper & Brothers
• pilain Charles du Fresne du Cange’sGlossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis(augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• pilainGaffiot, Félix (1934)Dictionnaire illustré latin-français,Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894)Latin Phrase-Book‎^[5],London:Macmillan and Co.
  • (ambiguous)to throw down the javelins (pila) and fight with the sword:omissis pilis gladiis rem gerere
    
• “pila”,inHarry Thurston Peck, editor (1898),Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities,New York: Harper & Brothers
• “pila”,inWilliam Smith et al., editor (1890),A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities,London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Malagasy

Etymology

BorrowedfromFrenchpile.

Noun

pila

1. battery

Mansaka

Etymology

InheritedfromProto-Austronesian*pijax.

Pronoun

pila

1. how many

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• pilen

Noun

pilamorf

1. definitefemininesingularofpil

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• pilen

Noun

pilaform

1. definitefemininesingularofpil

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈpi.lɐ/

• Homophone:pilha(Madeira)
• Hyphenation:pi‧la

Noun

pilaf(pluralpilas)

1. (Portugal,slang)penis

   Synonyms:seeThesaurus:pénis

Etymology 2

Verb

pila

1. inflection ofpilar:
   1. third-personsingularpresentindicative
   2. second-personsingularimperative

Etymology 3

From the name of agaúchopolitician,Raul Pilla.

Noun

pilampl(plural only)

1. (Rio Grande do Sul,slang)a unit of a current Brazilian currency;cash;real

   Me vê cincopiladecacetinhos

   Give me 5reaisof bread

Usage notes

This is a singular-only word, therefore it is impossible for one to say "cinco pilas", rather one would say "cinco pila".

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

InheritedfromProto-Slavic*pila,fromOld High Germanfil(“file”)(see modernGermanFeile).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/pǐːla/
• Hyphenation:pi‧la

Noun

pílaf(Cyrillic spellingпи́ла)

1. (regional,Croatia)saw

Declension

Declension ofpila

	singular	plural
nominative	pila	pile
genitive	pile	pila
dative	pili	pilama
accusative	pilu	pile
vocative	pilo	pile
locative	pili	pilama
instrumental	pilom	pilama

Etymology 2

InheritedfromProto-Slavic*pila.

Participle

pila

1. femininesingular/neuterplurall-participleofpȉti

Sicilian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈpila/
• Hyphenation:pi‧la

Etymology 1

Frompilu,fromLatinpilus.

Noun

pilam

1. pluralofpilu
2. (plural only)Thecollectionormassof such growths growing from the skin of humans and animals, and forming acoveringfor a part of the head or for any part or the whole body.
3. (by extension)Thecollectionormassof slender outgrowths, filaments, or fibers growing or projecting from the surface of an object or organism.

Derived terms

• pila janchi
• pila nìguri
• pila russi
• pilazza
• piliceḍḍi
• piluzza

Related terms

• capiḍḍu
• gigghia
• peḍḍi
• pilusu
• supraggigghia
• tigna
• tignusu

Etymology 2

FromLatinpīla(“pillar”).CompareFrenchpile,Italianpila,Spanishpila.

Noun

pilaf(pluralpili)

1. smallbattery

   Coordinate term:battirìa

2. pile,stack,heap,mound

   Synonym:munzeḍḍu

   Àju napiladi robbi di lavari e stirari.―I have apile/stackof clothes to wash and iron.

3. money

Etymology 3

FromLatinpīla(“mortar”).ComparePortuguesepia,Catalanpica.

Noun

pilaf(pluralpili)

2. sink;washbasin

Related terms

• lavàrisi nnâ pila
• scifu
• vâ caca nnâ pila!

Slovak

Etymology

FromProto-Slavic*pila.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):[ˈpila]

Participle

pila

1. femininesingularl-participleofpiť

Slovene

Pila

Etymology 1

FromProto-Slavic*pila,a borrowing fromOld High Germanfila.See modernGermanFeile.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/pìːla/

Noun

pílaf

1. file(abrasive tool)

Inflection

Thediacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal.If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing.	píla
gen. sing.	píle
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	píla	píli	píle
genitive (rodȋlnik)	píle	píl	píl
dative (dajȃlnik)	píli	pílama	pílam
accusative (tožȋlnik)	pílo	píli	píle
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	píli	pílah	pílah
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	pílo	pílama	pílami

Etymology 2

FromProto-Slavic*pila.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/píːla/

Participle

pȋla

1. femininesingular/neuterplurall-participleofpíti

Spanish

Pilas(left) andbaterías(right)

pilas recargables

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈpila/[ˈpi.la]
• Rhymes:-ila
• Syllabification:pi‧la

Etymology 1

InheritedfromLatinpīla(“pillar”).CompareFrenchpile.

Noun

pilaf(pluralpilas)

1. smallbattery

   Coordinate term:batería

2. pile,stack,heap,mound

   Synonym:montón

   Tengo unapilade papeles encima de la mesa con órdenes de trabajo.

   I have astackof papers on my desk with work orders.

3. (colloquial)a lot

   Synonym:montón

   unapilade cosas―abunchof stuff

4. (heraldry)pile

Usage notes

• pilais used for small, cylindrical batteries (some are straight), type AA, AAA, AAAA, C, D, N, 9V. And thebateríafor rectangular and large rechargeable batteries, like insmartphones,laptops,e-scooters,electric cars.Although thepilascan also be rechargeable.

Derived terms

• apilar
• pila de combustible
• pila de hidrógeno
• pilón
• ponerse las pilas

Descendants

• →Bikol Central:pila

Etymology 2

InheritedfromLatinpīla(“mortar”).ComparePortuguesepia,Catalanpica.

Sinks

A baptismal font

Noun

pilaf(pluralpilas)

2. sink;washbasin

   Hyponym:fregadero

3. font,baptismal font

   Synonym:pila bautismal

Derived terms

• nombre de pila(“given name”)
• padre de pila
• pila bautismal
• pileta
• pilón

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the correspondinglemmaform.

Verb

pila

1. inflection ofpilar:
   1. third-personsingularpresentindicative
   2. second-personsingularimperative

Further reading

• “pila”,inDiccionario de la lengua española[Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7,Royal Spanish Academy[Spanish:Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28

Swedish

Etymology

From the nounpil(“dart, arrow”).

Verb

pila(presentpilar,preteritepilade,supinepilat,imperativepila)

1. (dated)todart;to run quickly, to shoot rapidly and energetically along

Conjugation

Conjugation ofpila(weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	pila		—
Supine	pilat		—
Imperative	pila		—
Imper. plural1	pilen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	pilar	pilade	—	—
Ind. plural1	pila	pilade	—	—
Subjunctive2	pile	pilade	—	—
	Participles
Present participle	pilande
Past participle	pilad
1Archaic.2Dated. Seethe appendix on Swedish verbs.

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)IPA^(key):/ˈpila/[ˈpiː.lɐ]
• Rhymes:-ila
• Syllabification:pi‧la

Noun

pila(Baybayin spellingᜉᜒᜎ)

1. clayfor making earthenware

   Synonyms:luwad,lupang-lagkit

Related terms

• Pila

Etymology 2

BorrowedfromSpanishfila(“line”),fromFrenchfile(“line”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)IPA^(key):/ˈpila/[ˈpiː.lɐ]
• Rhymes:-ila
• Syllabification:pi‧la

Noun

pila(Baybayin spellingᜉᜒᜎ)

1. line;file
2. queue;line of persons, vehicles, etc.

Etymology 3

BorrowedfromSpanishpila(“small battery”),fromLatinpīla(“pillar”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)IPA^(key):/ˈpila/[ˈpiː.lɐ]
• Rhymes:-ila
• Syllabification:pi‧la

Noun

pila(Baybayin spellingᜉᜒᜎ)

1. smallelectricbattery

See also

• baterya

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)IPA^(key):/piˈla/[pɪˈla]
• Rhymes:-a
• Syllabification:pi‧la

Adjective

pilá(Baybayin spellingᜉᜒᜎ)(obsolete)

1. brokenoff(as the handle of a jug, neck of a bottle, etc.)

   Synonyms:pingas,bila

2. chippedoff(as the edge rim of crockery, etc.)

Further reading

• “pila”,inKWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino,Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino,2024
• “pila”,inPambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph,Manila,2018
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor,Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[6],La Noble Villa de Pila
  • 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

FromProto-Austronesian*pijax.

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun)IPA^(key):/pila/[pɪˈla]
• Rhymes:-a
• Syllabification:pi‧la

Pronoun

pila(Sulat Sūg spellingفِلَ)

1. how many

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales)IPA^(key):/ˈpɪla/
• (South Wales)IPA^(key):/ˈpiːla/,/ˈpɪla/
• Rhymes:-ɪla

Noun

pilam(pluralpilaon)

1. finch

   Synonyms:pinc,llinos

Mutation

Mutated formsofpila

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
pila	bila	mhila	phila

Note:Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.