#lithuaninan word of the day

[wannabithuanian]

wod: PILIS- castle

Pilis, (feminine) - castle

according to wikipedia, pilis has the same root as Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis), both comming from Proto Indo European tpelH- , meaning both city and fortification. Make sense so it should be easy to remember

in context:

Giedimino pilis - Giediminas’ Castle

It seems in English the common name for the castle is rather “Upper Castle in Vilnius” and Giediminas part is only reserved for the iconic red brick tower: Gedimino pilies bokštas  (Giediminas castle tower)

photo: Gedimino pilis by Augustas Didzgalvis.jpg https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gedimino_pilis#/media/Vaizdas:Gedimino_pilis_by_Augustas_Didzgalvis.jpg