[ˈpɪ.ɫʊs], [ˈpiː.lus]
OriginUncertain. Older sources reconstruct Proto-Indo-European *pilo- (“hair”), with Latin pilleus (“felt cap”), Ancient Greek πῖλος (pîlos, “wool or hair wrought into felt”), Proto-Slavic *pьlstь (“felt”) as cognates, but this is no longer accepted.
- declension-2, masculineA hair.
- declension-2, figuratively, masculineAn insignificant amount; iota; least amount
- declension-2A maniple of the triāriī; a reserve company of veteran soldiers.
Formspilī(genitive) · pilus(nominative, singular) · pilī(nominative, plural) · pilī(genitive, singular) · pilōrum(genitive, plural) · pilō(dative, singular) · pilīs(dative, plural) · pilum(accusative, singular) · pilōs(accusative, plural) · pilō(ablative, singular) · pilīs(ablative, plural) · pile(singular, vocative) · pilī(plural, vocative) · pīlus(canonical, masculine) · pīlī(genitive) · pīlus(nominative, singular) · pīlī(nominative, plural) · pīlī(genitive, singular) · pīlōrum(genitive, plural) · pīlō(dative, singular)
Source: Wiktionary