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piła

//ˈpi.wa//
Polishnounverb

Grammatical form

piła is the augmentative form of piłka — “ball (object, generally spherical, used for playing games).

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piła is the third-person singular feminine past form of pić — “to drink (liquid).

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Definitions

  1. 1.
    saw, file (tool with a toothed blade used for cutting hard substances, in particular wood or metal)
  2. 2.
    sawfish (any ray of the family Pristidae)

Synonyms & related words

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pila. Compare German Feile.

Forms

  • piłkadiminutive
Dative
Singular
pile
Plural
piłom
Accusative
Singular
piłę
Plural
piły
Instrumental
Singular
piłą
Plural
piłami
Locative
Singular
pile
Plural
piłach
Vocative
Singular
piło
Plural
piły
Nominative
Singular
piła
Plural
piły
Genitive
Singular
piły
Plural
pił

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