From Middle Low German pil, from Latin pilum (“javelin”), since spears were made from its branches. Cognate with Faroese pílur and Danish pil.
píll m (genitive singular píls, nominative plural pílar)
Declension of píll | ||||
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m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | píll | píllinn | pílar | pílarnir |
accusative | píl | pílinn | píla | pílana |
dative | píl | pílnum | pílum | pílunum |
genitive | píls | pílsins | píla | pílanna |