pilar

== English == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin pilāris, from Latin pilus (“a hair”) +‎ -ar. === Adjective === pilar (not comparable) (chiefly medicine) Relating to hair. pilar muscle; pilar cyst Covered in hair; hairy. === Anagrams === Paril, April, prial, Plair == Catalan == === Etymology === Inherited from Vulgar Latin *pīlāre, from Latin pīla (“pillar”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central, Northwestern) [piˈla] IPA(key): (Valencia) [piˈlaɾ] === Noun === pilar m (plural pilars) pillar (castells) a castell built with just one casteller on each level (castells) each of the vertical columns of castellers making up the tronc of a castell (syn. rengla) ==== Derived terms ==== pilar caminant pilar de dol === Further reading === “pilar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “pilar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “pilar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “pilar”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Dutch pilaar, from Medieval Latin pīlāre, from Latin pīla (“a pillar”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈpilar/ [ˈpi.lar] Rhymes: -ilar Syllabification: pi‧lar === Noun === pilar (plural pilar-pilar) pillar: (architecture) a large post, often used as supporting architecture (figurative) an essential part of something that provides support Synonyms: dasar, induk (nautical) mast: a tall, slim post or tower, usually tapering upward, used to support, for example, the sails on a ship, flags, floodlights, meteorological instruments, or communications equipment such as an aerial, usually supported by guy-wires ==== Affixed terms ==== === Further reading === “pilar”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Latin pīlāre, from Latin pīla (“a pillar”). Either inherited from Old Norse (compare Icelandic pílári) or a later borrowing. === Noun === pilar m (definite singular pilaren, indefinite plural pilarer, definite plural pilarene) a pillar, column a pier (of a bridge) ==== Derived terms ==== grunnpilar === References === “pilar” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology 1 === ==== Alternative forms ==== piler ==== Noun ==== pilar f or m indefinite masculine plural of pil === Etymology 2 === From Latin pīlāre, from Latin pīla (“a pillar”). Either inherited from Old Norse (compare Icelandic pílári) or a later borrowing. ==== Noun ==== pilar m (definite singular pilaren, indefinite plural pilarar, definite plural pilarane) a pillar, column a pier (of a bridge) ===== Derived terms ===== grunnpilar === References === “pilar” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Occitan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /piˈla/ === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Vulgar Latin *pīlāre, from Latin pīla (“pillar”). ==== Noun ==== pilar m (plural pilars) pillar === Etymology 2 === From Old Occitan, inherited from Latin pīlāre (“to grind, pound”). ==== Verb ==== pilar to crush; to pulverize ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Synonyms ===== trissar == Portuguese == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Vulgar Latin *pīlāre, from Latin pīla (“pillar”). ==== Alternative forms ==== pillar (pre-reform spelling) ==== Pronunciation ==== Homophone: pilhar (Madeira) Hyphenation: pi‧lar ==== Noun ==== pilar m (plural pilares) pillar (large post, often used as supporting architecture) (figurative) pillar (essential part of something) === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Latin pīlāre (“to grind, pound”). By surface analysis, pilão (“pestle”) +‎ -ar. ==== Pronunciation ==== Homophone: pilhar (Madeira) Hyphenation: pi‧lar ==== Verb ==== pilar (first-person singular present pilo, first-person singular preterite pilei, past participle pilado) to grind using a pestle ===== Conjugation ===== === Further reading === “pilar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “pilar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === From pila +‎ -ar. === Noun === pìlār m anim (Cyrillic spelling пѝла̄р) sawyer === References === “pilar”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /piˈlaɾ/ [piˈlaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: pi‧lar === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Vulgar Latin *pīlāre, from Latin pīla (“pillar”). ==== Noun ==== pilar m (plural pilares) pillar, pier, mainstay (rugby) prop (the player who is next to the hooker in a scrum) ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Latin pīlāre (“to grind, pound”). ==== Verb ==== pilar (first-person singular present pilo, first-person singular preterite pilé, past participle pilado) to pound ===== Conjugation ===== === Further reading === “pilar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 “pilar”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010 == Swedish == === Noun === pilar indefinite plural of pil === Verb === pilar present indicative of pila === Anagrams === april