pilaar

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch pilaer, from Medieval Latin pīlāre, from Latin pīla (“a pillar”). Doublet of pijler, an earlier borrowing from Proto-Romance.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈlaːr/, (uncommon) /ˈpi.laːr/

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• Hyphenation: pi‧laar
• Rhymes: -aːr

Noun

pilaar m (plural pilaren, diminutive pilaartje n)

1. pillar

Synonyms

• pijler
• zuil

Derived terms

• steunpilaar
• pilaarheilige

Descendants

• Negerhollands: pilaar
• → Indonesian: pilar