pilus

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (declension-2, masculine) A hair.
2. (declension-2, figuratively, masculine) An insignificant amount; iota; least amount

Sinonieme

capillus

coma

crinis

saeta

Vertalings

hair

Haar

haar

pèl

poil

cheveu

cabelo

capello

pelo

μαλλιά

saç

cabell

pelo

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

[ˈpɪ.ɫʊs]

Etimologie (Engels)

Uncertain. 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.