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Pfeiler.

pillar

7 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpfaɪ̯lɐ/standard/ˈfaɪ̯lɐ/
  1. pillar

    masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

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

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