Pfeiler

German

Etymology

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German pfīlāri, borrowed from Vulgar Latin *pīlāre, from Latin pīla (“a pillar”). Cognate with Hunsrik Peiler.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpfaɪ̯lɐ/ (standard)
• IPA^(key): /ˈfaɪ̯lɐ/ (most speakers in northern and central Germany)

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

Noun

Pfeiler m (strong, genitive Pfeilers, plural Pfeiler)

1. pillar

Declension

Declension of Pfeiler [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Pfeiler	die	Pfeiler
genitive	eines	des	Pfeilers	der	Pfeiler
dative	einem	dem	Pfeiler	den	Pfeilern
accusative	einen	den	Pfeiler	die	Pfeiler

See also

• Säule f

Further reading

• “Pfeiler” in Duden online
• “Pfeiler” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache