"pilula" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpi.lu.la/ [Classical], [ˈpɪɫ̪ʊɫ̪ä] [Classical], /ˈpi.lu.la/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈpiːlulä] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Diminutive from pila (“ball, globe”) + -ula, said to be ultimately related to pilus (“hair”), since the balls used in Ancient Roman games were filled with hair. Etymology templates: {{suffix|la|pila|ulus|alt2=ula|gloss1=ball, globe}} pila (“ball, globe”) + -ula, {{m|la|pilus|t=hair}} pilus (“hair”) Head templates: {{la-noun|pilula<1>}} pilula f (genitive pilulae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|pilula<1>}} Forms: pilulae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], pilula [nominative, singular], pilulae [nominative, plural], pilulae [genitive, singular], pilulārum [genitive, plural], pilulae [dative, singular], pilulīs [dative, plural], pilulam [accusative, singular], pilulās [accusative, plural], pilulā [ablative, singular], pilulīs [ablative, plural], pilula [singular, vocative], pilulae [plural, vocative]
  1. A small ball, globule; pellet. Tags: declension-1, feminine Synonyms (small ball, globule): globulus
    Sense id: en-pilula-la-noun-5bcgEBhL Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the first declension, Latin terms suffixed with -ulus Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 51 49 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -ulus: 74 26 Disambiguation of 'small ball, globule': 99 1
  2. (medicine) A pill. Tags: declension-1, feminine Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-pilula-la-noun-PLuYGnEU Categories (other): Latin feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 51 49 Topics: medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: pilāris, pilārius, pilīcrepus

Inflected forms

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          "args": {
            "1": "ca",
            "2": "píndola"
          },
          "expansion": "Catalan: píndola",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Catalan: píndola"
    },
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          },
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          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "French: pilule\n→ Romanian: pilulă\n→ Russian: пилюля (piljulja)"
    },
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        }
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            "1": "gml",
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          },
          "expansion": "→ Middle Low German: pille\n→ Danish: pille\n→ Norwegian Bokmål: pille",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Middle Low German: pille\n→ Danish: pille\n→ Norwegian Bokmål: pille"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
            "1": "roa-opt",
            "2": ""
          },
          "expansion": "Old Galician-Portuguese:",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Galician-Portuguese:"
    },
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          "args": {
            "1": "gl",
            "2": "pela"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
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          },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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        "table-tags"
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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      "form": "pilulārum",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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    },
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      "form": "pilulam",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "pilulā",
      "source": "declension",
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        "ablative",
        "singular"
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        "ablative",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "vocative"
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    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "pilāris"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "pilārius"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "pilīcrepus"
    }
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        "A small ball, globule; pellet."
      ],
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          "globule",
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        ],
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        }
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        "feminine"
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            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
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        },
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          "name": "Latin feminine nouns in the first declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "A pill."
      ],
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          "medicine",
          "medicine"
        ],
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          "pill",
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        ]
      ],
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        "(medicine) A pill."
      ],
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        "declension-1",
        "feminine"
      ],
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        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpɪɫ̪ʊɫ̪ä]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpi.lu.la/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpiːlulä]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pilula"
}
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    "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
    "Latin feminine nouns",
    "Latin feminine nouns in the first declension",
    "Latin first declension nouns",
    "Latin lemmas",
    "Latin nouns",
    "Latin terms suffixed with -ulus",
    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
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            "2": "pilule"
          },
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          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "French: pilule\n→ Romanian: pilulă\n→ Russian: пилюля (piljulja)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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            "1": "it",
            "2": "pillola"
          },
          "expansion": "Italian: pillola",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    },
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        {
          "args": {
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            "2": "pille",
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        }
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      "text": "→ Middle Low German: pille\n→ Danish: pille\n→ Norwegian Bokmål: pille"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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            "1": "roa-opt",
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          "name": "desc"
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            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: pílula",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: pílula"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "píldora"
          },
          "expansion": "Spanish: píldora",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    }
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        "table-tags"
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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        "singular"
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        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "pilulā",
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        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "pilula",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular",
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    },
    {
      "form": "pilulae",
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        "vocative"
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      "word": "pilāris"
    },
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      "word": "pilīcrepus"
    }
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        "A small ball, globule; pellet."
      ],
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        "A pill."
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        "(medicine) A pill."
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        "declension-1",
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        "medicine",
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      "ipa": "/ˈpi.lu.la/",
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        "Classical"
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpɪɫ̪ʊɫ̪ä]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈpi.lu.la/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpiːlulä]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "sense": "small ball, globule",
      "word": "globulus"
    }
  ],
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}

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