different between pylon vs piller

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ????? (pul?n).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?pa?.l?n/

Noun

pylon (plural pylons)

1. A gateway to the inner part of an Ancient Egyptian temple.
2. A tower-like structure, usually one of a series, used to support high-voltage electricity cables.
3. (aviation) A structure used to mount engines, missiles etc., to the underside of an aircraft wing or fuselage.
4. (aviation, historical) A starting derrick for an aeroplane.
5. (aviation, historical) A post, tower, etc. as on an aerodrome, or flying ground, serving to bound or mark a prescribed course of flight.
6. An obelisk.
7. A traffic cone.
8. (American football) An orange marker designating one of the four corners of the end zone in American football.
9. (medicine) A rigid prosthesis for the lower leg.
   • 1963, Robert Mazet, The Influence of Prosthesis Wearing on the Health of the Geriatric Patient (page 5)

     McKenzie uses a pylon for all above knee amputees, and orders a permanent leg when function merits it.

   • 2007, Michelle H. Cameron, Linda Monroe, Physical Rehabilitation - E-Book

     During the early postoperative period, before the patient has a prosthesis, they may have a rigid dressing with a pylon.

Translations

Dutch

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pi?l?n/
• Hyphenation: py?lon
• Rhymes: -?n

Noun

pylon m (plural pylonnen or pylonen, diminutive pylonnetje n)

1. A traffic cone

   Synonym: verkeerskegel

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p?.l?n/

Noun

pylon m inan

1. gateway to the inner part of an Ancient Egyptian temple
2. pillar of a suspension or cable-stayed bridge
3. high, narrow, vertical sign, usually displaying advertisements, found e.g. near gas stations

Declension

English

Etymology 1

Partly from Anglo-Norman pilour, from Old French piller (“to plunder”) (more at pillage)

Alternative forms

• pyllour [15th c.]

Noun

piller (plural pillers)

1. (obsolete) A plunderer or thief.

Etymology 2

Noun

piller (plural pillers)

1. Pronunciation spelling of pillow.
   • 1903, Kate Douglas Wiggin, Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

     "What are you layin' on your good bed in the daytime for, messin' up the feathers, and dirtyin' the pillers with your dusty boots?"

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?p?el?]

Noun

piller c

1. indefinite plural of pille

Verb

piller

1. present of pille

French

Etymology

From Middle French piller, from Old French pillier, piller, itself possibly from Vulgar Latin *pili?re, from Late Latin pil?re, present active infinitive of pil?, from Latin pilus, or alternatively from a derivative of Latin pilleus. Compare also Occitan pilhar, Italian pigliare, Spanish pillar, Portuguese pilhar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pi.je/

Verb

piller

1. to plunder; to pillage

Conjugation

Related terms

• pillage

Further reading

• “piller” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French pillier, piller.

Verb

piller

1. to plunder; to pillage

Conjugation

• Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Related terms

• pillaige

Descendants

• French: piller

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

piller m or f

1. indefinite plural of pille

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

piller f

1. indefinite plural of pille

Old French

Verb

piller

1. Alternative form of pillier

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ill, *-ills, *-illt are modified to il, iz, it. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Related terms

• pillaige

Swedish

Etymology

From Latin pilula.

Pronunciation

Noun

piller n

1. a pill (a small portion of a drug or drugs to be taken orally)

Declension