LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation, no perfect stem

pīlō1

pīlō (present infinitive pīlāre, supine pīlātum)
Classical[ˈpiː.ɫoː]Ecclesiastical[ˈpiː.lo]
pīlāre 2nd sg. pres. pass. ind.; 2nd sg. pres. pass. imper.; pres. act. inf.

Meaning

  1. to ram down, fix firmly
  2. Late Latinto rob (attested from ca. 400 CE; cf. the similar sense of compīlō)

Conjugation conjugation 1 no-perfect

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.pīlōpīlābampīlābō———
2nd sg.pīlāspīlābāspīlābis———
3rd sg.pīlatpīlābatpīlābit———
1st pl.pīlāmuspīlābāmuspīlābimus———
2nd pl.pīlātispīlābātispīlābitis———
3rd pl.pīlantpīlābantpīlābunt———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.pīlempīlārem——
2nd sg.pīlēspīlārēs——
3rd sg.pīletpīlāret——
1st pl.pīlēmuspīlārēmus——
2nd pl.pīlētispīlārētis——
3rd pl.pīlentpīlārent——
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.pīlorpīlābarpīlābor
2nd sg.pīlāris
pīlāre		pīlābāris
pīlābāre		pīlāberis
pīlābere
3rd sg.pīlāturpīlābāturpīlābitur
1st pl.pīlāmurpīlābāmurpīlābimur
2nd pl.pīlāminīpīlābāminīpīlābiminī
3rd pl.pīlanturpīlābanturpīlābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.pīlerpīlārer
2nd sg.pīlēris
pīlēre		pīlārēris
pīlārēre
3rd sg.pīlēturpīlārētur
1st pl.pīlēmurpīlārēmur
2nd pl.pīlēminīpīlārēminī
3rd pl.pīlenturpīlārentur
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.pīlāpīlāre
pres. 2nd pl.pīlātepīlāminī
fut. 2nd sg.pīlātōpīlātor
fut. 3rd sg.pīlātōpīlātor
fut. 2nd pl.pīlātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.pīlantōpīlantor
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivepīlārepīlārī
perfect infinitive—pīlātum esse
future infinitivepīlātūrum essepīlātum īrī
present participlepīlāns—
perfect participle—pīlātus
future participlepīlātūruspīlandus
gerundpīlandī, pīlandō, pīlandumsupinepīlātum, pīlātū

Lewis & Short A Latin Dictionary, 1879

pĭlo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. n. and a.
I. [1. pilus].
I. Neutr., to put forth hairs, to grow hairy: pilat pilos habere incipit, ahas pro detrahit pilos, a quo depilati, Paul. ex Fest. p. 204 Müll.: pilare dictum est, ut plumare, pilis vestiri, Non. 39, 25: corpus meum nunc pilare primum coepit, Afran. 39, 27; Nov. 39, 28.—
II. Act. (cf. ψιλόω).
A. Lit., to deprive of hair, make bald, depilate: nates, Mart. 6, 56, 4: uxores, id. 12, 32, 33.—
B. Transf., to plunder, pillage (very rare, and not ante-Aug.; whereas compilare is class.): castra inimica, Amm. 31, 2, 8: villas, id. 31, 5, 8: pilati caesique, id. 14, 2, 3: malam parram pilavit, Petr. 43, 4 dub.

Origins

  1. Proto-Italic*peilā
  2. Latinpīlō

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Proto-Italic *peilāō Latin pīlō Inherited from Proto-Italic *peilāō.

Descendants
  • Frenchpiler
  • Italianpilare
  • Occitanpilar
  • Portuguesepilar
  • Romanianîmpila
  • Spanishpilar
  • Italianpigliare
  • Portuguesepilhar
  • Spanishpillar
  • Sicilianpigghiari
verbfirst conjugation
pilō2
pilō (present infinitive pilāre, perfect active pilāvī, supine pilātum)
Classical[ˈpɪ.ɫoː]Ecclesiastical[ˈpiː.lo]
pilāre 2nd sg. pres. pass. ind.; 2nd sg. pres. pass. imper.; pres. act. inf.

Meaning

  1. intransitiveto put forth hairs, grow hairy
  2. transitiveto deprive of hair, make bald, depilate

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.pilōpilābampilābōpilāvīpilāverampilāverō
2nd sg.pilāspilābāspilābispilāvistīpilāverāspilāveris
3rd sg.pilatpilābatpilābitpilāvitpilāveratpilāverit
1st pl.pilāmuspilābāmuspilābimuspilāvimuspilāverāmuspilāverimus
2nd pl.pilātispilābātispilābitispilāvistispilāverātispilāveritis
3rd pl.pilantpilābantpilābuntpilāvērunt
pilāvēre		pilāverantpilāverint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.pilempilārempilāverimpilāvissem
2nd sg.pilēspilārēspilāverīspilāvissēs
3rd sg.piletpilāretpilāveritpilāvisset
1st pl.pilēmuspilārēmuspilāverīmuspilāvissēmus
2nd pl.pilētispilārētispilāverītispilāvissētis
3rd pl.pilentpilārentpilāverintpilāvissent
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.pilorpilābarpilābor
2nd sg.pilāris
pilāre		pilābāris
pilābāre		pilāberis
pilābere
3rd sg.pilāturpilābāturpilābitur
1st pl.pilāmurpilābāmurpilābimur
2nd pl.pilāminīpilābāminīpilābiminī
3rd pl.pilanturpilābanturpilābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.pilerpilārer
2nd sg.pilēris
pilēre		pilārēris
pilārēre
3rd sg.pilēturpilārētur
1st pl.pilēmurpilārēmur
2nd pl.pilēminīpilārēminī
3rd pl.pilenturpilārentur
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.pilāpilāre
pres. 2nd pl.pilātepilāminī
fut. 2nd sg.pilātōpilātor
fut. 3rd sg.pilātōpilātor
fut. 2nd pl.pilātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.pilantōpilantor
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivepilārepilārī
perfect infinitivepilāvissepilātum esse
future infinitivepilātūrum essepilātum īrī
present participlepilāns—
perfect participle—pilātus
future participlepilātūruspilandus
gerundpilandī, pilandō, pilandumsupinepilātum, pilātū

Lewis & Short A Latin Dictionary, 1879

pīlo, no
I. perf., ātum, 1, v. a., = πιλέω, qs. to ram down; hence, in gen., to thrust home (ante-class. and rare): hastam pilans prae pondere frangit, Host. ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 12, 121 (pilans id est figens, Serv.). —Hence, pīlātus, a, um, P. a., closepressed, thick, dense = densus, pressus.
A. Lit.: pilatum (agmen), quod sine jumentis incedit, sed inter se densum est, quo facilius per iniquiora loca tramittatur, Varr. ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 12, 121: inde loci liquidas pilatasque aetheris oras Contemplor, Enn. ib. (firmas et stabiles significat et quasi pilis fultas, Serv.; cf. Enn. p. 155 Vahl.).—
B. Trop.: sententia praesto pectore pilata, Hostius ap. Serv. Verg. A. 12, 121 (id est fixa, Serv.).

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pil-?
  2. Latinpilō

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin pilō From pilus (“hair”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix).

Descendants
  • Catalanpelar
  • Englishpell
  • Englishpill
  • Frenchpeler
  • Italianpelare
  • Occitanpelar
  • Portuguesepelar
  • Spanishpelar
  • Friulianpelâ
  • Sicilianpilari