palier

Dutch

Alternative forms

• paljee (eye-spelling)

Etymology

From French palier.

Noun

palier m (plural paliers, diminutive paliertje n or palierke n)

1. (Belgium) landing (on stairs)

   Synonym: bordes

French

Etymology

From Old French paele +‎ -ier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.lje/

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• Rhymes: -je

Noun

palier m (plural paliers)

1. (mechanics) bearing
2. landing (on stairs)
3. flat area; the flat, the level
4. (figuratively) stage

Derived terms

• voisin de palier

See also

• roulement
• coussinet

Adjective

palier (feminine palière, masculine plural paliers, feminine plural palières)

1. (relational) landing

Derived terms

• porte palière

Further reading

• “palier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• pareil, pilera, plaire, pliera, replia

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French palier.

Noun

palier n (plural paliere)

1. landing (on stairs)

Declension

Declension of palier

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) palier	palierul	(niște) paliere	palierele
genitive/dative	(unui) palier	palierului	(unor) paliere	palierelor
vocative	palierule		palierelor

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French palier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈljeɾ/ [paˈljeɾ]
• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Syllabification: pa‧lier

Noun

palier m (plural palieres)

1. (mechanics) shaft

Further reading

• “palier”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014