Strebepfeiler

/ˈʃtʁeːbəˌpfaɪ̯lɐ/

der 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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
Strebepfeiler

Meaning

  1. buttress

    Built from streben (strive) + Pfeiler (pillar).

    • Der Strebepfeiler stützt die Wand.

      The buttress supports the wall.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Made of

  • streben strive
  • Pfeiler pillar

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

contrafuerte

contrafuerte is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "buttress."

Portuguese

contraforte

contraforte is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "buttress."

Practice

1 What does Strebepfeiler mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ stützt die Wand.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Strebepfeiler?

nouncompound

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