baluster

== English == === Alternative forms === ballister, balluster (obsolete) balustre (Commonwealth) === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French balustre, from Italian balaustro (“pillar”), from balausta, balaustio (“wild pomegranate flower”), from Latin balaustium, from Ancient Greek βαλαύστιον (balaústion), from Semitic (compare Classical Syriac ܒܠܳܨܳܐ (blāṣā, “pomegranate shoot”)). Doublet of banister. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbaləstə/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈbæləstɚ/ Rhymes: -æləstə(ɹ) === Noun === baluster (plural balusters) (architecture) A short column used in a group to support a rail, as commonly found on the side of a stairway or around a balcony; a banister. Synonym: banister ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Baluster”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume I (A–B), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 644, column 3. “balausta”, in Grande dizionario della lingua italiana, volume 1 a–balb, UTET, 1966, page 950c “balaustio”, in Grande dizionario della lingua italiana, volume 1 a–balb, UTET, 1966, page 950c f. “pulvinus”, in The Perseus Project (1999), Perseus Encyclopedia‎[1] === Further reading === baluster on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Albertus, Breaults, balustre, bluestar, rustable == Danish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French balustre, from Latin balaustium, from Ancient Greek βαλαύστιον (balaústion). === Noun === baluster c (singular definite balusteren, plural indefinite balustere) baluster ==== Declension ==== === References === “baluster” in Den Danske Ordbog == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from French balustre, from Latin balaustium, from Ancient Greek βαλαύστιον (balaústion). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌbaː.lys.ˈtɛr/ Hyphenation: ba‧lus‧ter === Noun === baluster m (plural balusters, diminutive balustertje n) (architecture) baluster == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French balustre, from Latin balaustium, from Ancient Greek βαλαύστιον (balaústion). === Noun === baluster c (architecture) a baluster (a short column used in a group to support a rail) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== balustrad