Polyglot Dictionary

Fiale

/fiˈaːlə/

die noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Fialen

Meaning

  1. pinnacle

    • Die Fiale ziert den Strebepfeiler.

      The pinnacle crowns the buttress.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Gipfel

Close — a summit/peak and an architectural pinnacle both describe the topmost point.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

pináculo

pináculo is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "pinnacle."

Portuguese

pináculo

pináculo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "pinnacle."

Practice

1 What does Fiale mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ ziert den Strebepfeiler.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Fiale?

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