Polyglot Dictionary

Säule

/ˈzɔɪ̯lə/

die 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 Säulen

Meaning

  1. column, pillar

    • Die Säulen des Tempels sind alt.

      The temple's columns are old.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

pfeiler

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

Similar in other languages

English

pillar

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

Practice

1 What does Säule mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ des Tempels sind alt.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Säule?

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