pilus

Significat (Anglès)

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

Conceptes

pèl

cabell

bagatella

llaneta

fotesa

Sinònims

capillus

coma

crinis

saeta

Traduccions

hair

Haar

haar

cheveu

poil

μαλλιά

saç

cabelo

capello

pelo

pelo

cheveux

capelli

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

[ˈpɪ.ɫʊs]

Etimologia (Anglès)

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.