Pils

See also: pils and pils'

German

Etymology

Short for Pilsener, from Pilsener Bier, that is beer of Pilsen (now Plzeň, Czech Republic), where the manner of brewing was invented.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pɪls/, [pɪls], [pɪlts]
  • Homophone: Pilz (except possibly in very careful speech)

Noun

Pils n (genitive Pils, plural Pils)

  1. pilsner beer

Declension
Declension of Pils
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Pils die Pils
genitive eines des Pils der Pils
dative einem dem Pils den Pils
accusative ein das Pils die Pils

Further reading
  • Pils in Duden online
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