Polyglot Dictionary

Pfeiler

/ˈpfaɪ̯lɐ/

der noun B2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Pfeiler

Meaning

  1. pillar, pier, column

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Säule

Pfeiler is more structural or architectural, like a bridge pier; Säule is more classical or ornamental, a column.

Similar in other languages

English

column

Close — a pillar is a column.

Portuguese

coluna

coluna is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "column, pillar."

English

mainstay

Close, figuratively — a pillar relates to a mainstay.

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