"pils" meaning in Latvian

See pils in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Balto-Slavic *pilis, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁-í-s, from *tpelH- (“stronghold”). Cognate with Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis), Sanskrit पुर (pura), Lithuanian pili̇̀s. Etymology templates: {{inh|lv|ine-bsl-pro|*pilis}} Proto-Balto-Slavic *pilis, {{inh|lv|ine-pro||*pl̥h₁-í-s}} Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁-í-s, {{cog|grc|πόλις}} Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis), {{cog|sa|पुर}} Sanskrit पुर (pura), {{cog|lt|pili̇̀s}} Lithuanian pili̇̀s Head templates: {{head|lv|noun|g=f|g2=|head=pìls|sort=}} pìls f, {{lv-noun|f|6th|head=pìls}} pìls f (6th declension) Inflection templates: {{lv-decl-noun|pi|s|6th||l|ļ}}, {{lv-decl-noun-6|pi|s|4=|5=l|6=ļ|7=|8=|drop-v=|keep-s=|x=0}}, {{lv-decl-noun-table|pils|pilis|pili|pilis|pils|piļu|pilij|pilīm|pili|pilīm|pilī|pilīs|pils|pilis|type=6th declension|x=0}} Forms: pìls [canonical, feminine], no-table-tags [table-tags], pils [nominative, singular], pilis [nominative, plural], pils [genitive, singular], piļu [genitive, plural], pilij [dative, singular], pilīm [dative, plural], pili [accusative, singular], pilis [accusative, plural], pili [instrumental, singular], pilīm [instrumental, plural], pilī [locative, singular], pilīs [locative, plural], pils [singular, vocative], pilis [plural, vocative]
  1. palace (residence of a monarch or head of state; large, luxurious residence) Tags: declension-6
    Sense id: en-pils-lv-noun-uXjibRBn Categories (other): Royal residences, Latvian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Latvian entries with incorrect language header: 68 32
  2. castle (fortified building belonging to a king or nobleman) Tags: declension-6
    Sense id: en-pils-lv-noun-G1OrVRc-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Daugavpils

Inflected forms

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    }
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      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit पुर (pura)",
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        "feminine"
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      ]
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          "text": "pils muri, torņi, grāvis",
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        ],
        [
          "king",
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        ],
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  "word": "pils"
}
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              16,
              23
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          ],
          "english": "ancient Latvian castles",
          "text": "senlatviešu pilis",
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        },
        {
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              16
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          ],
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          "text": "viduslaiku pilis",
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              0,
              4
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              0,
              6
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          "english": "castle walls, towers, moat",
          "text": "pils muri, torņi, grāvis",
          "translation": "castle walls, towers, moat",
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              11
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          "english": "sandcastle",
          "text": "smilšu pils",
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        }
      ],
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        "castle (fortified building belonging to a king or nobleman)"
      ],
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        [
          "castle",
          "castle"
        ],
        [
          "fortified",
          "fortified#English"
        ],
        [
          "building",
          "building#English"
        ],
        [
          "king",
          "king#English"
        ],
        [
          "nobleman",
          "nobleman#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-6"
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  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "lv:pils"
  ],
  "word": "pils"
}

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