Pill
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English
Etymology 1
From the common Welsh placename element Pil meaning "tidal pool, harbor," itself borrowed from English pill (“tidal creek”).
Proper noun
Pill
- A village in Pill and Easton-in-Gordano parish, North Somerset, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST5275).
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “pìl”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Pill
- A municipality of Tyrol, Austria.
Etymology 3
English surname, both from the noun pill (originally "little ball") and from sense 3 (“inlet, tidal creek”).
Proper noun
Pill
- A surname.
German
Proper noun
Pill n (proper noun, genitive Pills or (optionally with an article) Pill)
- A municipality of Tyrol, Austria
Hunsrik
Etymology
From Middle High German pille, from Latin pilula (“little ball”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Pill f (plural Pille)
Further reading
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
Noun
Pill