Noun: pils
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Singular
| Nominative | pils |
| Accusative | pili |
| Genitive | pils |
| Dative | pilij |
| Instrumental | pili |
| Locative | pilī |
| Vocative | pils |
Plural
| Nominative | pilis |
| Accusative | pilis |
| Genitive | piļu |
| Dative | pilīm |
| Instrumental | pilīm |
| Locative | pilīs |
| Vocative | pilis |
Sample Sentences
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prezidenta pils (presidential palace)
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pils sardze (the palace guard)
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senlatviešu pilis (ancient Latvian castles)
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viduslaiku pilis (medieval castles)
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pils muri, torņi, grāvis (castle walls, towers, moat)
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smilšu pils (sandcastle)
Nouns inflected like pils
pils,
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. See: Ancient Greek Nouns '
πόλις'.
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